Le Cochon Tote by Bradley Stephens
Part two in a series of nine, featuring our nine “Make Change” finalists…
The Le Cochon Tote from the Bradley Stephens design firm in New York symbolizes a troubled economy’s effect on the retail and service industries. The faux leather handbag is suitable for those who hold tightly onto their purse strings, with a tiny zipper on top just wide enough to insert dollar bills. A mother-of-pearl encrusted pocket knife is integrated into the design as a special accessory for “breaking the bank.”
Finalists’ designs will be displayed in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center’s Crystal Palace lobby during the summer 2010 NYIGF. Two awards (a “Peoples’ Choice Award” based on voting by market participants, and a “Designer Distinction Award” as determined by a panel of professional designers – Mark Blackwell, Sandy Chilewich and Evette Rios) will be presented.
Proceeds from the competition will benefit the charitable efforts of Gift For Life and its sole beneficiary, DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, one of the largest funders of HIV/AIDS service and education programs in the U.S. Since its founding in 1984, DIFFA has mobilized the resources of the design communities to provide more than $38 million to hundreds of AIDS organizations nationwide. For more info about DIFFA, click the “About GFL” tab at the top of this page.
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