The results are in from the DWR Holiday Champagne Chair Contest and all I can say is that this annual competition never ceases to amaze me with their ingenious and simple executions. Check out the site and enjoy for yourself. Hats off to the winner, Krista Charles.

An interesting story about an industry giant trying to embrace a big challenge, in response to the rumors flying around about GM going into bankruptcy. This industry analysts are saying its due to lack of differentiation in the market, in a market saturated by well thought out and executed brand awareness campaigns.

Printing Responsibly, a side venture of PrintPromotion, is holding a great contest where the objective is to conceptualize, design, and create a postcard that utilizes environmentally-friendly best practices, including vegetable based inks, recycled materials, and paper from better-managed forests. The aptly named Clean Design 2006 competition is a great way for designers to flex their design muscles, while remaining loyal to the environmentally sound constraints. Good luck!

“This competition is meant to emphasize how a clear simple yet effective message can get your point across more effectively and in actuality, reduce the amount of printing therefore needed for a promotion to succeed”. That‘s where we feel a dual impact will be made, better results, less waste and lower total production costs, states Steven Van Praagh, partner.

a. Modern builds sustainable modern dwellings, and this one is a super sleek kitchen they did in Atlanta. Their site is chock full of great work they've done in the last few years.

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Gandia Blasco

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u:b studio showed off some interesting ways to organize your media, including this innovative magazine and book holder–although to be honest I could never have the heart to do that to the spine of my books.


Quinze & Milan

MoCo Loco Contributing Editor Gimena Gomez Paz was at IMM Cologne, for more information (and gorgeous photos) check out her photo report at mocoloco.