New + Notable 2008: The Year's Smartest Products. How to bring AMERICAN FURNITURE DESIGN out of the doldrums; BARACK OBAMA for president; Max Lamb's STONE CHAIRS debut in New York; Hermès's first design COMPETITION; ROCK CANDY inspires Tokujin Yoshioka's new chaise; DOROTHY COSONAS redefines luxury at KnollTextiles; What's wrong with the SPEEDOMETER; In DUBAI, nothing succeeds like excess; Materials and technologies you might find in the AIRPORT of the future; Building: MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN; Product: COLORMUNKI DESIGN; Environment: JETBLUE AIRWAYS TERMINAL 5; Book: GEORGE LOIS ON HIS CREATION OF THE BIG IDEA; An uplifting history of SUSPENDERS.