Remarks by the First Lady at Cooper Hewitt Design Awards Luncheon

But all of you share the same relentless commitment to excellence.  Each of you practices your craft at the intersection of art and science, form and function — grounding inspiration and innovation in fundamental principles of math and physics and engineering.

The great jazz musician Miles Davis, one of my husband’s favorites, once said, “Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.”  And I think that’s pretty much a good description of what each of you does every day.  You’re really playing what’s not there.

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