Jan 27, 2014

Three NY NOW Exhibitors Receive Winter 2014 Eco-Choice Awards

Three companies – aMano Fair Trade, Delight London and Shupaca Alpaca Clothing & Accessories – are winners of the 9th semi-annual Eco Choice Awards for Most Sellable, Most Innovative and Most Sensitive Use of Materials, respectively, for products to be featured at the winter 2014 edition of NY NOW™, the Market for Home + Lifestyle (formerly NYIGF®). Winners of the Eco Choice Awards, which are co-sponsored by NY NOW and GREENRetailer magazine, are determined through online balloting.

“From an impressive field of nominees, these products most strongly resonated with voters for their blend of style and sustainability,” said Christian Falkenberg, NY NOW director and GLM senior vice president. “These award-winning products will be among nearly 200 carefully-curated ‘green’ home and lifestyle products that will be featured in NY NOW’s winter 2014 SustainAbility: design for a better world® display.”

The winners and finalists of the winter 2014 Eco Choice Awards are:

WINNER: Most Innovative: Delight London (London, United Kingdom) for its Ruffle necklace from designer Ros Weaver’s line of rubber band jewelry handmade in Britain from biodegradable natural rubber.

FINALIST: The Green Glass Company (Weston, WI) for its (Re)Bottled Oversized Glass from reclaimed wine bottles.

FINALIST: Zak-Designs (Spokane WA) for its Moso line of biodegradable dinnerware.

WINNER: Most Sensitive Use of Materials: Shupaca Alpaca Clothing & Accessories (San Diego, CA) for its collection of blankets and throws handmade in Ecuador from hypo-allergenic alpaca.

FINALIST: MUJUS (Brooklyn, NY) for its Samuel Cufflinks in Monaco Blue made from Tagua seeds.

FINALIST: 2b design home LLC (Cambridge, MA) for its swan candelabra-repurposed from a 1910 wrought iron gate.

WINNER: Most Sellable: aMano Fair Trade (San Diego, CA): for its Coffee Bag Computer Case made by hand in Guatemala.

FINALIST: LUprints (Pemberton, BC, Canada) for its Horizon Birchwood Coasters made from FSC-certified wood.

FINALIST: Cognitive Surplus (New York, NY) for its Fish+Bones Soap made from organic essential oils.

NY NOW, the Market for Home + Lifestyle, will run Saturday, February 1, through Thursday, February 6, 2014, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Pier 94. NY NOW’s four comprehensive collections – HOME, LIFESTYLE, HANDMADE and NEW! – will encompass 100,000 products in 400+ product categories. Some 35,000 attendees from all 50 states and more than 80 countries worldwide are expected. Information and registration is available online at www.nynow.com.