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  • MoMA Award:
    Museum of Modern Art


    The Moma in New York City has perhaps the most prestigious collections of contemporary art and design in the world. Curators always have an eye open for new pieces to add to the museum’s permanent collection and display when the theme is appropriate. To have work displayed among the greatest modern art in the world is an extremely rare honor.


    Product:
    - Ekco Clip'n Stay Clothespin
        2012 Industrial Design
  • GOOD DESIGN Award:
    The Chicago Athenaeum GOOD DESIGN Awards


    Founded in 1950, GOOD DESIGN is the world's oldest and most celebrated awards program that bestows international recognition upon designers and manufacturers for advancing new and innovative product concepts and for stretching the envelope beyond what is considered standard product and consumer design.


    Products:
    - Nambe Twist Coasters
    - Blackfire Clamplight LED Flashlight
    - VIA International Bagel Slicer
    - Ekco Housewares Clip'n Stay Clothespin
    - VIA International Kitchen Baster
    - Wallflower Bath Accessories
    - VIA International Pasta Timer
    - Ekco Housewares Extendible Barbecue Tools
        2012 Industrial Design
  • HOUSEWARES DESIGN AWARDS Award:
    Housewares Design Award


    The Housewares Design Awards, run by the International Housewares Association (IHA), recognizes design’s critical importance in the housewares industry. They celebrate the idea that well-designed products bring vitality to the market, offer better value to consumers, and, most importantly, increase sales.


    Product:
    - Pedrini Paper Towel Holder
        2012 Industrial Design
  • OPPENHIEM TOY PORTFOLIO Award:
    Oppenheim Gold Seal


    The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio was founded in 1989 as the only independent consumer review of children's media. Every year the jury tests and reviews the latest children’s products. They send the best of these products on to our families of testers for further evaluation.
    The Oppenheim Seal assures consumers that the product is "award-winning" because it was selected by a noted expert in child development, children's literature, and education, and further tested by the most objective panel of judges - kids.


    Product:
    - Kaskey Kids Sport Figurines
        2012 Graphic Design, Industrial Design
  • iF Award:
    International Forum Design Awards


    With a 50-old-year history, the International Forum (iF) product design award has quickly become one of the world’s most impressive design awards. Every year at the Hannover Exhibition Centre some 2,300 products from around 35 nations are judged by renowned experts, with the best of them receiving an iF seal of outstanding design quality - a worldwide brand with high recognition value, guaranteeing its owner a place on the cutting edge of contemporary design. The very best of the best receive the coveted iF “Top ten” distinction.


    Products:
    - Ekco Housewares Clip'n Stay Clothespin
        2012 Industrial Design
  • iPARENTING MEDIA Award:
    The iParenting Media Awards


    The iParenting Media Awards is the only consumer awards program certified by ISO 9001:2000, the internationally recognized standard of quality assurance. The reviewers are a diverse set of parents, experts, licensed childcare centers and schools nationwide. iParenting Media Award winners are routinely featured on TV, radio and in print.


    Product:
    - Kaskey Kids Sports Figurines
        2012 Industrial Design
  • IDEA Award:
    Industrial Design Excellence Awards


    The IDEA awards, celebrated annually in Businessweek Magazine, are dedicated to fostering business and public understanding of the importance of industrial design excellence to the quality of life and the economy. Winning the IDEA is a distinction like no other that brands your design as the very best in the business, among your peers, among your clients, among consumers around the world.


    Products:
    - Blackfire Clamplight LED Flashlight
    - VIA International Bagel Slicer
    - Ekco Housewares Clip'n Stay Clothespin
    - Wallflower Bath Accessories
        2012 Industrial Design
  • CREATIVE CHILD MAGAZINE Award:
    Creative Child Magazine Top Toy Awards


    Creative Child Magazine is a national publication that focuses on nurturing creativity in children. Each year a panel of psychologists, educators, parents, & children evaluate new toys based on: educational value, creative nurturing, creative play and overall value with respect to retail price. The coveted Seal of Excellence is given to the toys that exceed all expectations.


    Product:
    - Kaskey Kids Sports Figurines
        2012 Game Design, Industrial Design
  • EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN Award:
    Excellence In Design Awards


    Appliance Manufacturer Magazine opens this competition to OEMs and Industrial Design firms worldwide. Judging of the entries is based on four criteria — innovation, aesthetics, human factors, and, most importantly, technical merits.


    Product:
    - Lectrix saladXPRESS
        2012 Engineering, Industrial Design
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