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Tuesday, 19 December 2006 | Levent OZLER
4th Annual Champagne Chair Contest
Design Within Reach Announces Call for Entries
Design Within Reach announces the call for entries for its 4th annual holiday Champagne Chair Contest. Last year's contest drew more than 600 submissions from countries all over the world, including New Zealand, Ecuador, Croatia and Malaysia, as well as from 42 states across the U.S.
The Champagne Chair Contest has become a much-anticipated yearly event, challenging participants to create a chair no larger than 4"x4"x4" from nothing more than the wire, cork and foil of two champagne bottles, glue being the only permitted adhesive. Last year's winning chair, called the Patrick Chair, was submitted by Krista Charles of Indianapolis, IN. Krista crafted The Patrick Chair from a single cork, sliced with a jeweler's saw, Charles was "amazed at how quickly the character of the cork led to my design." Judge Topher Delany understood that immediately, commenting that "the chair seems to come from the essence of the cork."
This year, DWR is excited to partner with Veuve Clicquot for the Champagne Chair Competition and Tour. Veuve Clicquot will create custom chair building kits for distribution at DWR Studios that include cork, foil, cages and labels. Each kit will come packaged in the Veuve Clicquot City Traveller. An on-the-go cooler designed to hold a 375ml bottle of Yellow Label. These kits will be available in all DWR Studios while supplies last.
This year's contest judges include designers Erik Spiekermann and Susanna Dulkinys, as well as Karen John and Jennifer Morla from Design Within Reach. They are tasked with judging the entries based on craftsmanship, creativity, innovative use of materials and durability.
The winning Champagne Chair and a select group of honorable mentions will set out on a national tour beginning in March of 2007. The chairs will visit Studios across the country. As additional details about the tour are made available, information will be posted at http://www.dwr.com/champagne.
Design Within Reach
Design Within Reach, Inc., founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Francisco, is an integrated, multi-channel provider of distinctive modern design furnishings and accessories. Using a single common "in stock and ready to ship" inventory, the company markets and sells its products to both residential and commercial customers nationwide through Internet, the DWR catalog, Studios, and direct sales force.
Design Within Reach: http://www.dexigner.com/directory/detail/5625/
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