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CONTACT:
Matthew Barbour
Product Ventures LTD
Telephone: 203.319.1119
Email: mbarbour@productventures.com | |
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Renowned Design Agency, Product Ventures, Receives
Prestigious Good Design™ Award |
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(January 7, 2010) - Product Ventures announced today that their recent work on the product design of Westcott's iPoint Evolution Pencil Sharpener has been honored with the prestigious Good Design™ Award, in the office products category, from the Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of Architecture and Design. Good Design™, founded in 1950, is one of the oldest and most esteemed design competitions, and includes submissions from the world's most prominent designers and manufacturers, for their work in advancing new, visionary and innovative product concepts. This award sets the highest standards for the best, most advanced design in products, branding and graphics.
"The new iPoint design, " explains Product Ventures' Vice-President of Design, Javier Verdura, "is a great example of the elegant and natural evolution of an already successful product: the original iPoint. Transparent and graceful, the new design elevates an otherwise ubiquitous product to a 'desk-worthy' and trendy accessory. The experience of sharpening now becomes desirable and engaging. Product Ventures is proud to have worked on this design with Acme United, making it a stand-out example of innovation, in continuing the aesthetics developed within the iPoint family line of pencil sharpeners."
Peter Clarke, CEO and Founder of Product Ventures, continues, "We are always delighted when we design products which are not only functional, but stylish and elegant as well. We have had a long relationship in designing for the Westcott brand and are pleased that our designs have been acknowledged by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design with their Good Design™ Award." |
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About Acme United Corporation www.acmeunited.com
Acme United Corporation is a specialized supplier of cutting devices, measuring instruments, and safety products for school, home, industrial and office use.
About Product Ventures
www.productventures.com
Product Ventures, a renowned creative agency, is dedicated to helping clients shape products and packaging to enhance consumers' lives. The staff, led by CEO Peter Clarke, is comprised of industry experts within the disciplines of consumer research, graphic design, industrial design and engineering. This strategic team is able to address all aspects of a challenge, including brand communication, style, ergonomics, and manufacturing efficiency. Their unparalleled facilities and state-of-the-art prototyping equipment allows for fast and accurate embodiment of thought. Product Ventures' proven process enables the generation and transformation of ideas into marketable solutions and has garnered success for the world's best known brands.
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