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Bryan F. is the Winner of the Smart Space Design Contest!
The votes are in! Congratulations to Bryan as he is the $2500 grand prize winner of the Smart Space Design Contest. |
Our Winner! |
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| Thanks to our judges for helping us decide on a winner. While they had great things to say about all the finalists, our judges ultimately decided on Bryan's Video Production Suite. The Smart Furniture staff would like to say thanks to our judges, our contestants, and to Herman Miller for making the Smart Space Design Contest a success. |
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Smart Space Design Contest: Design & Win Your Dream Space
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SmartFurniture.com is giving away cool prizes to folks who design the 'best' interior space plans using its new space-planning tool: the Smart Designer®. Each week during the month of February, the Smart Furniture Team will pick their favorite Smart Space Design to be a Finalist. In addition, the Smart Space Design entry receiving the most votes on Facebook and the Smart Space Contest Page will be the People’s Choice Finalist.
The $2,500 Grand Prize Winner will be chosen from the five Finalists. The Grand Prize Winner will be decided by a panel of guest judges. (see Official Rules) |
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| What: |
Smart Space Design Contest: Design and Win Your Dream Space |
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Win the $2,500 Grand Prize for Best Smart Space Design chosen from 5 Finalists & each Finalist wins his/her choice of one of the Herman Miller task chairs (Aeron, Embody, Mirra or Setu) |
| Who: |
All legal residents within the contiguous 48 United States who are at least 18 years old—So Design Pros, Amateurs, Students and Hacks can all enter, but not residents in Alaska and Hawaii (sorry). |
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Design the best Smart Space using the New Smart Designer® |
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February 1, 2010 through February 28, 2010 (all entries must be received by midnight on February 28, 2010 to be eligible) |
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Five Finalists Win:
Each Finalist will win his/her pick of one of the following: |
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Embody™ Chair |
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Aeron® Chair |
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Mirra® Chair |
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Setu™ Chair |
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$2500 Grand Prize Winner:
A team of guest judges will choose the Grand Prize Winner from the five Finalists. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $2,500 SmartFurniture.com gift certificate to use to make their dream space a reality. |
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About the Smart Designer®:
The Smart Designer is our groundbreaking 3D space planner that allows you to easily design, plan, and purchase rooms online in 3D. You can furnish your ‘Smart Space’ with furniture personalized to your preferences.
The Smart Designer® features products from Herman Miller®, including modern classics such as the Eames® Lounge Chair and Noguchi Table, as well as office chairs such as the Embody and Aeron chairs. The Smart Designer also features SmartFurniture.com’s own Smart Shelves® and many other leading brands in modern design and office furniture, such as Knoll, Kartell, Blu Dot, Steelcase and many others. You can easily save & share your design with others, or purchase the items in your room in just a few clicks. |
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How to Enter the Smart Space Design Contest:
The Smart Space Design Contest gives you a chance to try out the Smart Designer and potentially win one of several awesome prizes (including a $2500 SmartFurniture.com Gift Card). Here is how to get started:
- Fire up your browser and visit the Smart Designer® (NOTE: the Smart Designer works best in Firefox -- but will work in other browsers if you like to be stubborn)
- If you haven’t done so already, install the Google o3D plug-in (you can download it here: http://code.google.com/apis/o3d/)
- Play around with the Smart Designer - Go Nuts with it
- After you have designed the perfect Smart Space, Save It -- Make sure you choose the Enter Contest Option (NOTE: you will need to include your name and valid email address in case you are the winner!)
- That's it -- now sit back and see if you are a Winner.
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Another Way to Win:
Yes, there is also a democratic element to the judging. One person who gets the most votes (on the Smart Space Contest Page and Facebook combined) will also be a finalist. The ‘People’s Choice’ Finalist will receive his choice of one of the four Herman Miller chairs (Embody, Aeron, Setu, and Mirra) and will eligible for the Grand Prize. Here is how you and your friends can vote:
- Check out your Smart Space on the Smart Space Contest Page or at SmartFurniture.com’s Facebook page. A.) Vote for your favorite Smart Space contest Design on the Smart Space Contest Page AND B.) vote for your favorite Smart Space Design on the Smart Furniture Facebook Page (find your design and "Like It")
- Get your friends to vote for your Smart Space Design by voting it up on Smart Space Contest Page and/or send them to the Smart Furniture Facebook Page and get your friends to “Like it.”
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Hints & Tips
What we will be looking for in the “Best” designs? Here are some thought starters and tips to get noticed and add bonus points:
- Creative Originality: Use your creative talents to design an original dream space -- there is no budget constraints, no set usage requirements so go wild and show us what your inner designer can do.
- Aesthetically Pleasing Design: Use placement, color, and finish to make your space engaging and attractive. Make it some place you would want to spend time in.
- Design Acumen: In your Smart Space combine furniture elements, finishes, and options that are consistent and true to your theme. Combine pieces that relate to each other and provide a balance of function and style.
- Sales Appeal: Make your design enviable -- something that makes others say -- I want everything in that room!
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GOOD LUCK!
Click HERE to get started with your very own Smart Space Design! |
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Smart Space Design Contest Official Rules
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The following are the official rules (the “Rules”) for the Smart Space Design Contest (“Competition”):
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE contiguous 48 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
1. Prizes: Smart Furniture, Inc. (“Smart Furniture”) will at its sole discretion pick one person who has validly entered the contest and acted in accordance with the Rules to be a finalist. Each finalist will receive at no cost to them their choice of one of following products:
Herman Miller® Aeron® Chair
Herman Miller® Embody™ Chair
Herman Miller® Setu™ Chair
Herman Miller® Mirra® Chair
In addition, the person receiving the most vote on the Smart Furniture Facebook page and the Smart Space Design Contest page, as determined by personnel of Smart Furniture in their discretion, will also be selected as a Finalist and will receive his/her choice of one of the four chairs described in the list above.
A panel of guest judges, which may include Smart Furniture personnel, will choose on Grand Prize Winner from the five finalists. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $2500 Smart Furniture Gift Card that can be used to purchase any item from SmartFurniture.com (subject to availability).
None of the prizes are transferrable and you may not receive any cash in lieu of any prize. None of the prizes have any cash value.
2. Sponsors: The Contest is sponsored by Smart Furniture and Herman Miller, Inc. (together “Sponsors”).
3. Eligibility: The Competition is open to competitors who are at least 18 years of age who are legal residents within the contiguous 48 United States. The Competition is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, and is void where prohibited by law. The Contest is only valid in the contiguous 48 United States. Smart Furniture and Herman Miller employees and their respective families are not eligible to enter the Contest.
4. Contest Period: The entry period for the Competition begins at 8 a.m. on February 1, 2010, and ends at 12 p.m. ET on Feb 28, 2010 (“Entry Period”). Entries received before or after the Entry Period will not be considered.
5. Competition Details: Competition entrants will use the Smart Designer® to design their ideal space (e.g., living room, office, bedroom, home office, etc). Entrants must register with a valid name and email address and choose the option on the registration page to enter the contest. You must name your room and provide a description—wise guys using naughty words will be automatically disqualified. Four finalists will be chosen by the Smart Furniture team in their sole discretion. One Finalist will also be chosen from the Contest entry receiving the most votes on the Smart Space Design Contest Page and Smart Furniture’s Facebook page. Smart Furniture personnel will count the votes, and will determine their authenticity in their sole discretion. Redundant votes will be excluded. The Grand Prize will be chosen by a panel of guest judges, which may include one or more Smart Furniture team members.
A selection of entries will be posted on http://www.smartfurniture.com/smartdesigner and on the Smart Furniture Facebook Page.
One grand prize winner will be selected from the four weekly finalists and the one “people’s choice” finalists. The grand prize winner will be announced March 3, 2010. The grand prize is a $2,500 SmartFurniture.com Gift Card which can be used to purchase items from SmartFurniture.com. The weekly Finalists will be announced as soon as possible during the month of February. The people’s choice winner will be announced along with grand prize winner. The Finalists and Grand Prize Winner will be shown off and promoted throughout the world.
6. How to Enter: A complete entry must have all of the following elements: (1) a Smart Space designed using the new Smart Designer®; (2) the room must be saved using a valid email address and legitimate name; (3) contestants must choose the option to enter the Contest on the registration form.
7. Ownership Rights in Submissions; Originality; License to Sponsors: By submitting an entry you represent and warrant that the designs are your original work. Your name, all images and text submitted as part of the entries may (and if we are doing our jobs, will) be exploited by Sponsors for marketing and other promotional purposes, and will not be returned. By submitting your Contest entry, you expressly provide the Sponsors with a license to use for promotional and commercial purposes, your name, your contest entry, your descriptions and the Contest information you provide in connection with the Contest.
8. Prizes and Taxes: If any winner chooses not to accept the prize, an alternate winner will be chosen. All federal, state, and local taxes on the value of the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. A 1099 tax statement will be filed with the IRS for the winner and the winner will be required to sign a W-9 form and various agreements. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of the prize.
9. Right to Use Name, Likeness, and Other Identifying Information: By submitting an entry, each entrant grants to Sponsors and their respective successors and assigns the right, except where prohibited by law, to use the entrant’s name, likeness, city and state, biographical information, entry materials, and written or oral statements, for editorial, advertising and promotional purposes, without compensation. Entrants shall have no right of approval, no claim to compensation, and no claim (including, without limitation, claims based on invasion of privacy, defamation, or right of publicity) arising out of any use, blurring, alteration, or use in composite form of their name, likeness, city and state, biographical information, or entry. The rights granted under this paragraph are without compensation or notification to the entrant of any kind, except as required by law, and shall extend to all entries and all other submitted materials related to the Competition, including those submitted by non-winners and winners.
10. General Conditions -- By Laywers, For Lawyers: By participating in the Competition, entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsors and the judges, which will be final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Competition. Sponsors and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties") shall have no responsibility for any injury, losses, or damages of any kind resulting from participation in this Competition. If for any reason the Competition is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsors, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Competition, Sponsors reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Competition, and/or to judge entries from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to such action. Released Parties assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Released Parties are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Smart Furniture on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Competition. |
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