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People's Design Award Voting Starts Sept. 22

The winner will be announced on October 23 at the museum's National Design Awards Gala in New York City.

Nicholas Tamarin -- Interior Design, 9/19/2008 12:00:00 AM

Giving power to the people –- that’s what Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum has in mind as it opens online voting for the third annual People's Design Award.

From September 22 through October 21, the public is invited to determine exactly what constitutes good design by submitting nominations on their favorite everyday object, classic design or architectural landmark. The web site also allows visitors to comment on designs that have been previously nominated, and choose favorite designs.

New to this year’s selection process is a Facebook application that will allow users of the ubiquitously popular social networking site to share and discuss their favorite designs.

Launched in 2006 to complement the museum's annual National Design Awards, the People’s Design Award will be announced at the National Design Awards Gala in New York City on October 23 and streamed live on the museum's web site.