Denver by Design is a series of events and exhibitions taking place in the Mod Livin' showroom during the month of August. The most exciting will be the DENVER BY DESIGN competition, a juried contest to select the best modern design object, art or furniture created by a Colorado designer. Our goals are two-fold; to bring attention to up and coming talent and to focus on the influence of modern design in our community.
Entries must be original designs in the form of sellable products/art/furniture. Original prototypes are allowed. At the point of submission, entires can include sketches/drawings, however products selected for the exhibition must be in the form of physical, sellable objects. Professionals and students are encouraged to enter. Submissions will be accepted anytime from now until the deadline on July 10th, 2009, via email: Denver_by_Design@modlivin.com. A panel of judges will select the top 25 designs to be showcased in Mod Livin' for the month of August. Designers will also be able to sell their chosen product during the month. Finalists will be notified by July 19th.
In August, a winning design will be selected by the judges for a $1000 prize. We will also award a $250 gift certificate to Mod LIvin to the design that wins the most online votes.
June 1- calls for participation are sent out
July 10 - deadline for entries
July 11-18 - review and judging process
July 19 - participants are notified of their selection
July 29-31 Top 25 designs will setup display at mod livin
Aug 1-28 Judges vote for the winning entry
Aug 1- Online voting begins for best design
Aug 29 - award presentation ceremony at Mod Livin' 7-9
Awards for best design and winner for the online votes at 7:30pm
JUDGES
Elana Ashanti Jefferson is a features writer and editor at The Denver Post. Since joining the paper in 2000, she has covered design, entertainment, and popular culture. Elana is a Denver native who has worked or studied in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Washington state. She loves cooking, gardening and crafting, and currently lives in West Washington Park with her husband, Vincent, their daughter, Eden Pryor, and their furbaby, Lola Terrier
Richard Samuel is a specialist in the field of vintage furniture and mid-century modern design. He started his career buying vintage clothing which he exported to
Japan
, where he also lived for several years. In his travels, Samuel continued to come across vintage furniture gems, starting a collection that he has built upon for almost twenty years. He is the previous owner of Elipse Modern, which had two locations, one on Broadway and another at Highway 63. Samuel now resides in Arapahoe Acres in a mid-century modern home.
Jaime Kopke is a freelance writer, creative director and curator specializing in the field of cutting-edge modern design. She is the founder and editor of the modern design website, Designklub and is also a contributing editor for the online publication MoCo Loco. In addition she has also written for local magazines 5280 and Modern in
Denver
. Recently Kopke organized the temporary pop-up arts institution, the Denver
Community
Museum
in
Riverfront
Park
. She is now perusing a Masters degree in Curating Contemporary Design at
Kingston
University
and the
Design
Museum
in
London
.
William Logan has run his design and branding studio Indelible Inc. for more than 15 years. In addition to Indelible Inc., William is also the Creative Director for Booyah Advertising, a premiere online advertising firm in Colorado . His most recent venture is Modern In Denver Magazine, which for the last year has been celebrating and promoting modern architecture, art, design and all things modern. William also loves to paint, draw and cut shapes out of paper. He also just realized he is not too crazy talking about himself in the third person. When he isn't working (which isn't very often) William likes to spend time exploring the world with his wife Azure and their dog Piper.
David Klein received his Master of Fine Arts degree in Industrial Design from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in
1995, and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Product Design from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1988. He designed
childrens riding toys and adult fitness equipment at Roadmaster Corporation, decorative designs at David Marshall Inc., and
consumer electronics for Samsung Corporation in Seoul, Korea. He completed a Fulbright-Hayes Seminar in the Czech and Slovak
Republics, was a visiting scholar at the Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, and has presented at IDSA and NCIIA national
conferences. He donates time at the Kirkland Museum in Denver, and recently completed a Japan Studies Institute fellowship at
