On October 22 the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum will hold its annual awards gala and distribute laurels including the People's Design Award, submitted and chosen by us, the People. As of today, there are 86 nominees including the very cool Uniform Project, which I wrote about here (http://blog.urbanmammal.com/the-uniform-project-4) in July and voted for. Other notables:

The Stat Key's custom keys.
www.statkeycompany.com

The Obama presidency has ushered in many new things, not least of which is a respectable white house website.
www.whitehouse.gov

Yes, the Airblade makes your skin wrinkle up like tissue paper but unlike most air hand dryers, it actually works, and fast.
Dyson Airblade

Unlike some contest websites, this one is actually well-organized and fun to peruse, so check it out. Browse, vote or nominate here: http://peoplesdesignaward.cooperhewitt.org/2009