New York Gift Show: Accent on Design
As I sit at my desk here in Washington, designers from around the country (and the world, actually) are in New York, presenting their new products for 2009 at the twice-annual New York International Gift Fair. And although I couldn’t be there in person this week, I’m there in spirit as I gaze at the product design winners in the juried “Accent on Design” competition.
These items represent alternative ways of approaching things, for sure.
Best New Product Design:
The judges awarded Ameico’s wall-mounted changing table for its “contemporary, good-looking and space-saving design for a category that up until now has not been addressed with good design.”
Best New Product Design:
DFC Mexico City won for its Grasshopper Table, which the judges called “an imaginative, whimsical, and optimistic twist on an every-day object.”
Best Collection:
The best of the best was judged to be Kiln Design Studio out of Brooklyn, NY. I saw their creations during the last gift show in August, and was blown away.
Overall Excellence:
Areaware was awarded overall excellence “for bringing young, unknown, and established cutting-edge designers to the market.”
