The Curry Stone Design Prize was created in the belief that designers can be an instrumental force for improving people’s lives and the state of the world. Our goal is to make the talents of leading designers available to broader segments of society and to inspire the next generation of designers to harness their ingenuity and craft for social good.
The Curry Stone Design Prize was founded by Clifford Curry and Delight Stone. Cliff is an architect and recognized pioneer in senior housing. Delight is a historic archaeologist and social justice activist.
Nominees for the Curry Stone Design Prize are selected by an anonymous, rotating group of leaders representing broad fields of design and humanitarian advocates from other disciplines. Unsolicited proposals are not accepted. A jury reviews the nominations to choose the Grand Prize Winner and two Winners. Emphasis is placed on emerging projects and ideas that may not have yet been taken to scale.
Secretary: Emiliano Gandolfi, a Rotterdam-based architect and curator, and co-founder of Cohabitation Strategies
Curator: Chee Pearlman, a New York-based design editor and principal of Chee Company
Senior Advisor: Cameron Sinclair, an architect and co-founder of Architecture for Humanity
Nomination Research and Outreach: Satu Jackson, architect and former program manager at Architecture for Humanity
Prize Advisor: Rahul Mehrotra, Chair of Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Administration: Taryn Turner
Design: Pentagram, Michael Bierut and Niko Skourtis
Video Production: Room 5 Films, Ramsey Fendall and Gregory Loser
The Curry Stone Design Prize aspires to:
- support the influence and reach of design as a critical force for improving lives and strengthening communities
- make the talents of visionary designers available to broader segments of society
- inspire the next generation of designers to harness their ingenuity and craft for social good
