The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum presented its fifth People’s Design Award to the Braille Alphabet Bracelet Thursday, Oct. 14, at its 11th annual National Design Awards gala in New York. White House Deputy Social Secretary Ebs Burnough and fashion designer Cynthia Rowley announced the winning design and presented the award to Leslie Ligon,...

Congratulations to the Zōn Hearing Aid, this year’s People’s Design Award winner. The Award was given to Stuart Karten of Stuart Karten Design last night at the National Design Awards gala at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.   Let us know what you think about this year’s winning design.

Every year, Cooper-Hewitt gives out design awards chosen by a jury of distinguished design gurus—but do you agree with the experts? Now you can make your design voice heard by voting for the 2008 People’s Design Award. Whether it’s handmade or mass produced, high end or low brow, if it’s an example of good design,...