<img width="640" height="312" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Derek-Banner-700x341.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Derek, a forty-something asian-american man with a shaved head, smiles shyly. He is wearing a black tee shirt." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Derek-Banner-700x341.jpg 700w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Derek-Banner-300x146.jpg 300w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Derek-Banner-170x83.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="35444" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/09/23/nda-20-yrs-qa-with-derek-lam/derek-lam-photo-masato-onoda-2/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Derek-Banner.jpg" data-orig-size="2700,1314" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"Derek Lam. Photo: Masato Onoda","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Photo: Masato Onoda","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Derek Lam. Photo: Masato Onoda","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Derek Lam. Photo: Masato Onoda" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Derek-Banner-300x146.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Derek-Banner-700x341.jpg" />Derek Lam is the recipient of the 2019 National Design Award for Fashion Design. His work is known for its calculated simplicity and thoughtful detailing that creates a sophisticated modern sensibility. A San Francisco native, Lam began his fashion career in 1990. He spent eight years as a designer at Michael Kors before launching his...
