Jan 28, 2013

Seven Tote Designs Vie for Top Honors at NYIGF

NYIGF is using crowd-sourcing in an innovative way: to create a new branded tote for the summer 2013 market! We’ve partnered with Red Clay, a collaborative product design studio, to showcase seven finalists at the winter market. Vote for your favorite at the Red Clay Concept Showcase (on the Javits Center’s Level 2 Concourse) through January 30 at NYIGF or online http://tinyurl.com/b4uyhmm. The top-voted designer will receive $1,000.

Skyline in Words by Marianne van Ooij
This design creates the effect of a New York City skyline, substituting buildings with the names of NYIGF’s four main product collections. A Brooklyn resident, van Ooij works in a variety of disciplines, including textiles and ceramics. She began her design career at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague in The Netherlands and earned an Industrial Design degree at Pratt Institute. http://www.mariannevanooij.com/

Retro Pink, by Maya Zhu
This design idea utilizing a retro color palette is based on the concept of a gift collection, showing a gift center via graphic shapes and design. The materials used are sustainable jute and cotton. http://redclaydesign.com/profile/getprofile/1068

3d skyline by miguel migneco.jpg
Migneco, a graphic designer at Emmanuel Delicata, utilized his proficiency in illustration, web and graphic design, and an eye for detail to create this three dimensional design featuring the New York City skyline. http://redclaydesign.com/profile/getprofile/1177

Bamboo by Max Ptk
This “simple” design features a sustainable bamboo handle. Ptk is a Kiev-based creative designer and digital artist, specializing in modeling, UV-mapping, texturing, lighting/rendering and compositing.
 http://redclaydesign.com/profile/getprofile/291

Lamps by Maya Zhu
This design idea is based on the concept of a gift collection, showing a gift center via graphic shapes and design. The materials used are sustainable jute and cotton. http://redclaydesign.com/profile/getprofile/1068

kyline in Lines by Kara Cannon
Originally from West Virginia, Cannon recently graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Master’s in Architecture. She travels extensively with her husband while continuing to explore her love for design. http://www.karacannon.com/

NYIGF Tag, by Mike Stone
This tone-on-tone design is enhanced by the vibrant color of a red hang tag. A native of California, Stone has worked as a print model, has managed an independent clothing line, and has designed packaging for consumer goods clients such as Nike. He earned an MFA in Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City in 2008. http://mikestonedesign.com/

Founded in 2011, Red Clay is a product design platform in which an online community of designers, brands and consumers congregate for one purpose: to turn good ideas into compelling objects for the home. In November, Red Clay Founder Ashley Etling shared her thoughts on 100 Days of Design about the benefits of collaborative design. [LINK TO: http://www.100daysofdesign.com/?p=3050]