Metro region printers and design firms are among the winners of The Mohawk Show, a competition that honors the impact of the graphic design industry and the important role that design plays in our culture.
Tristate honorees captured one of four Best in Show awards and four awards in the Finalist category.
The Mohawk Show, sponsored annually by Mohawk Fine Papers, gives printers and designers a chance to catch the eye of their peers and potential clients by having their entries reviewed by an esteemed panel of jurors and viewers of the traveling exhibit. The Mohawk Show 12 jury included: show chair Stanley Hainsworth, Tether, Inc., Seattle; Jorge Alderete, Illustrator, Mexico City; Michael Jager, JDK Design, Burlington, VT; and Susana Rodriguez de Tembleque, SY Partners, San Francisco.
Hainsworth said of this year’s winners, “We saw some very modest projects rise to the surface because the design, paper and execution elevated them to winner’s status in a very strong field of entries.”
“After seeing the amazing entries from all over the world, what struck us most is that, contrary to some opinions, print is definitely not dead,” said Jane Monast, director of communications for Mohawk.
Mohawk Show 12’s Best of Show winners will each receive a $5,000 award, and Finalists receive $500 each. Winners in another judging division, Special Category, each receive $2,500. (There were no tristate honorees in Special Category.)
Piscatello Design Centre (New York, NY) designed and Finlay Printing (Bloomfield, CT) printed “Visiting Artist Program: David Gibson Poster” (pictured above), a Best of Show winner, for Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).
Tristate winners in the Finalist category are as follows:
Chris Piascik, illustrator (Bloomfield, CT), designed “1,000 Days of Drawing” with himself as the client. The printer was TPI Solutions Ink (Waltham, MA). Paper: Mohawk Options Navajo Smooth Brilliant White.
Son&Sons (New York, NY) designed “Interface Folio No.5” for Interface. The printer was UniqueActive LLC (Cicero, IL). Paper: Mohawk Superfine Eggshell White.
Kate Spade New York (New York, NY) designed and Dolce Printing (Graytor) (Maywood, NJ) printed “Things We Love.” with Kate Spade New York as the client. Paper: Mohawk Superfine Smooth Ultrawhite.
Kate Spade New York (New York, NY) designed and Dolce Printing (Graytor) (Maywood, NJ) printed “Spring 2011 Mailer” with Kate Spade New York as the client. Paper: Mohawk Superfine Smooth Ultrawhite.
To download the complete list of winners, click Mohawk Show 12. Our congratulations to the metro region honorees.
