Red Ribbon for AIDS by Brenda Elvey
Number three in our line up of nine finalists vying for awards in the first GFL “Make Change” design competition:
The Red Ribbon for Aids sock bank was handmade by Brenda Elvey, a craftsperson in Missoula, MT, who specializes in personal accessories and jewelry. This bank is made with stretch fabric to hold the change, topped by a face and ribbon shaped of polymer clay and covered with resin. It can be hung by the ribbon on any hook, door knob or hanger.
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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