Wrapping up our introduction of the nine finalist designs for GFL’s “Make Change” competition….
Bank in the Form of a Pig is part of the “Reality” series by award winning interior and industrial designer Harry Allen. “Reality” consists of objects whose forms are sampled from existing sources. Cast from a piglet which died of natural causes, this 10-inch high and 18-inch long bank is meant to stir emotional conflict. It is both poignant and ostentatious, with gold plating and the capacity to hold up to $10,000 in dollar bills.
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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