Imprint Culture Lab Handbag Design Contest Results

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTDVhZy_X0AAuDwbo3KE4nS0MHZIxvrv5ZMferUq8EZ4cbaAKyBcXEbiOxQhQFLbZrllnfWsyNEMwWIx-C5osfFhNZuwY1UXgrJlTyrU-eiodVfC_3nLrDsRcLySjpV_pU9ATV0pWShmf/s1600-h/imprinthandbag1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173590515532460482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTDVhZy_X0AAuDwbo3KE4nS0MHZIxvrv5ZMferUq8EZ4cbaAKyBcXEbiOxQhQFLbZrllnfWsyNEMwWIx-C5osfFhNZuwY1UXgrJlTyrU-eiodVfC_3nLrDsRcLySjpV_pU9ATV0pWShmf/s400/imprinthandbag1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 536px;" /></a><br />Above: Grand Prize Winner Scott Rench (Chicago, IL)<br /><br />Well, the handbag design competition from <a href="http://imprintlab.com/">Imprint Culture Lab</a> is over and I'm proud to announce that one of the two grand prize winners is my talented friend and artist, <a href="http://www.yosoh.com/">Scott Rench.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://imprintlab.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173592998023557634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7Naz7REAmyx66Lo7GDAygJqiLCTXO03WlaIIOixhWLFoxRtej94F4ngD2WXk1bu-uS4dKG8DJteb6CnIGp9XwJ3XoHmfmq2qnX1fSodpGPyIZUZ6WCHdQQ8uXcJotyDfpPy52H29ex77/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><b>Imprint Handbag Design Contest Results</b> <br />After tallying the nearly 10,000 votes, we now have the pleasure of announcing the following winning designs.<br />Prizes for each winner are:<br />- Grand Prize: Louis Vuitton LV Murakami Neverfull Handbag<br />- Judges’ pick: Louis Vuitton LV Murakami Neverfull Folio<span style="font-size:85%;"><br />- Honorable mention: $20 Starbucks giftcard</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjah5am09MSGqfrvhx5KxeWr6-v3Ld3o1ArVdIsyR2rOMNkcK9H9Ek7qqIJjxC7xrb6tckVMcJF5G3DV-fHvfY9Vf_DZXW6aejRIoNBng7DfFfszYfdZay7LDh6ZH_Suj_dFU0fAD7Q-BYM/s1600-h/imprinthandbag70.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173590940734222802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjah5am09MSGqfrvhx5KxeWr6-v3Ld3o1ArVdIsyR2rOMNkcK9H9Ek7qqIJjxC7xrb6tckVMcJF5G3DV-fHvfY9Vf_DZXW6aejRIoNBng7DfFfszYfdZay7LDh6ZH_Suj_dFU0fAD7Q-BYM/s400/imprinthandbag70.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 537px;" /></a><br />Above: Grand Prize Winner Irene Cheng (Cerritos, CA)<br />------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Judge's Pick:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64PyyVHUdmdkNpwM0feMf-XCDixGRnjeyxvGPzAm0iHWY8V9x2cOvhUSne8qfalo0cy2LeE4Y_9u8S7u7s6smZBwHUkKnoOozVoKKQnTuIDD-4RqXxn-xqEoGKx_22J8pgS3zcI3xGjvh/s1600-h/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173592212044542434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64PyyVHUdmdkNpwM0feMf-XCDixGRnjeyxvGPzAm0iHWY8V9x2cOvhUSne8qfalo0cy2LeE4Y_9u8S7u7s6smZBwHUkKnoOozVoKKQnTuIDD-4RqXxn-xqEoGKx_22J8pgS3zcI3xGjvh/s400/Picture+10.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 541px; height: 252px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://imprintlab.com/archives/122" target="_blank">Entry #50 (left)</a>: Manoj Nath (Haryana, INDIA)<br /><a href="http://imprintlab.com/archives/176" target="_blank">Entry #76 (right)</a>: Christina Conway (San Diego, CA)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpCw9PP5VWh7WguQ0P7A2KaTY9D00tu2QYG-VMUWPB7VhnAaSRyEtBg6MSsKh_QW2xpbYAwrr6ttGB0ThYccg7MEGhLzWcqxjIIue8RCsMKl0b0GUXZEdHPzGIWEFbop2sLK0uxyW1KDd/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173592439677809138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpCw9PP5VWh7WguQ0P7A2KaTY9D00tu2QYG-VMUWPB7VhnAaSRyEtBg6MSsKh_QW2xpbYAwrr6ttGB0ThYccg7MEGhLzWcqxjIIue8RCsMKl0b0GUXZEdHPzGIWEFbop2sLK0uxyW1KDd/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 181px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://imprintlab.com/archives/174" target="_blank">Entry #75 (left)</a>: Irene Teng<br /><a href="http://imprintlab.com/archives/100" target="_blank">Entry #39 (middle)</a>: Ruqayya Ahmad (Redondo Beach, CA)<br /><a href="http://imprintlab.com/archives/339" target="_blank">Entry #98 (right)</a>: Nicole Zambolla (Davis, CA)

Imprint Culture Lab Handbag Design Contest Results

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Try Your Hand At Handbag Designing And Win A Murakami LV Purse!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEM41jZSN6kQt2KJlnOrMiDFXalZSBYpSNGFaxwqIqDVAqgsJ56RJ0VpvGpfIDU1-15-Eq1Zi3MgO0zNr5NHAE1a0OJ7fysjItOWPSd2zFG6XdVtq3ZfvFri_NU2Fs89zzmd2FY7z5kE0/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134607751142313186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEM41jZSN6kQt2KJlnOrMiDFXalZSBYpSNGFaxwqIqDVAqgsJ56RJ0VpvGpfIDU1-15-Eq1Zi3MgO0zNr5NHAE1a0OJ7fysjItOWPSd2zFG6XdVtq3ZfvFri_NU2Fs89zzmd2FY7z5kE0/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Vk-nJLbBuT0tIbrODY6d6PTd3YrMrIZa2UuQL27vgTPj6vfZZR6Y5cNeCno6Zjs8PTmDZiVpdAIFrMpCiRw46zOLXSiZgXHxE3z_ROpkE3uskOy-_lXDOghrvJYr12DY8bdy-MNzSgLM/s1600-h/pursedesigncontesttemp.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134607381775125714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Vk-nJLbBuT0tIbrODY6d6PTd3YrMrIZa2UuQL27vgTPj6vfZZR6Y5cNeCno6Zjs8PTmDZiVpdAIFrMpCiRw46zOLXSiZgXHxE3z_ROpkE3uskOy-_lXDOghrvJYr12DY8bdy-MNzSgLM/s400/pursedesigncontesttemp.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />This is your chance to win a thousand dollar purse for the price of postcard postage.<br /><br />How this contest works:<br />You send Imprint Culture Lab an original handbag design <a href="http://imprintlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/imprintbagtemplate.pdf">on this template</a> by midnight of Monday, January 21, 2008.<br /><br />They will post all submissions here.<br />Then, everyone votes for their favorite designs.<br /><br />The design with the most votes wins the handbag that started all this commotion (seen below, only the Louis Vuitton Alma bag is covered with the special murakami LV fabric "superflat" which includes the eyeballs).<br /><br />You know, the one designed by that famous Japanese artist (Murakami) who made being an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku">otaku</a> at least as cool as carrying a high-end French luxury purse?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgBgzkuQgHMLHEXb9F6ubKeeNGTeyM-9DjdJe10kzt2kv0ZvM9TXkgi6sWpIeIcoS0Y6vLvYxvH1DsYcBBJ8gtQND8kOzcxpKCSRgMMNetu7CMct_0Z7WirzikTwYSxGwd_WIRNvY1-4C/s1600-h/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135359310289571954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgBgzkuQgHMLHEXb9F6ubKeeNGTeyM-9DjdJe10kzt2kv0ZvM9TXkgi6sWpIeIcoS0Y6vLvYxvH1DsYcBBJ8gtQND8kOzcxpKCSRgMMNetu7CMct_0Z7WirzikTwYSxGwd_WIRNvY1-4C/s400/Picture+15.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 195px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15rk9i4uIQM6q5r_R67jfnCYzki99oKd47OO1XC2VSU4Jx8vE9fvRvoVnBeLJN7DHHClODrifdccOmjHVHNsaPXK8A0Yj9xTfrSYVHLXn-62VLNPLi2L_aJl7G0e7T1JiQD1wmZSiRdG_/s1600-h/murakami's+I+love+superflat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136437776577598834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15rk9i4uIQM6q5r_R67jfnCYzki99oKd47OO1XC2VSU4Jx8vE9fvRvoVnBeLJN7DHHClODrifdccOmjHVHNsaPXK8A0Yj9xTfrSYVHLXn-62VLNPLi2L_aJl7G0e7T1JiQD1wmZSiRdG_/s400/murakami's+I+love+superflat.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 198px;" /></a><br /><br />Above left : the design that started it all, Murakami's Louis Vuitton Alma Handbag.<br />Above right : The actual Murakami fabric on the winning handbag. Click to enlarge<br /><br />FAQs:<br />You can submit as many entries as you wish<br />You can mail hard copies to them at:<br /><br />Imprint Culture Lab<br />555 East Ocean Blvd, Suite 900<br />Long Beach, CA 90802<br /><br />Or submit your design via email to: info@imprintlab.com<br />Be sure to include your name and contact info with your submissions.<br /><br />perhaps the following two entires will inspire you:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5izsOLGd3iyCfDMbVYlV86nBXZl0s_Y0_rAEwwWh5ewr0a5ZMU7BVU4cLk_2HUBMNnhTBPcthzWI1aV8si0rPWpCE-BEujiuc1xSgYhUw_XudvPLY4CWUfTxZNY_nt9KjeDr2GPGIkQX/s1600-h/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135354757624238178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5izsOLGd3iyCfDMbVYlV86nBXZl0s_Y0_rAEwwWh5ewr0a5ZMU7BVU4cLk_2HUBMNnhTBPcthzWI1aV8si0rPWpCE-BEujiuc1xSgYhUw_XudvPLY4CWUfTxZNY_nt9KjeDr2GPGIkQX/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 186px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbqU9jYWk9J5gAxeSsn53vUUE9CU1C3zlCjf7K-J8t7Q0KtQ_m-8FK0WiFPSR54wYOmGzDuepAPUI-4fX0aRz0FuIWJTn4z0i-wX19zo89DvaiQzYBc7ZZpR1w6Ax3jkIUWua0tcI5OaW/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135354603005415506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbqU9jYWk9J5gAxeSsn53vUUE9CU1C3zlCjf7K-J8t7Q0KtQ_m-8FK0WiFPSR54wYOmGzDuepAPUI-4fX0aRz0FuIWJTn4z0i-wX19zo89DvaiQzYBc7ZZpR1w6Ax3jkIUWua0tcI5OaW/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 186px;" /></a><br /><br />I don't know who designed the above left, but above right is clearly an entry by one of my personal favorite designers, Scott Rench of <a href="http://www.yosoh.com/">Yosoh.</a><br /><br />About Imprint lab:<br />The <a href="http://imprintlab.com/">IMPRINT Culture Lab</a> was founded by interTrend Communications to investigate, promote and curate Asian-sourced and inspired consumer culture. IMPRINT’s mission is to foster creativity and innovation in the business segment by connecting the cultural dots between various elements, which includes inspiration from art, media, food, fashion, product design, technology, architecture and pop-culture phenomena.<br /><br /><a href="http://imprintlab.com/">The imprint lab</a> enables collaborative idea generation between corporate marketing and development teams and artists, designers, and entertainers who are leading and shaping global pop culture.<br /><br />IMPRINT engages consumers and clients through various methods including an annual culture conference, private collaborative workshops, as well as custom consultancy and research products and services.<br /><br /><a href="http://imprintlab.com/">Start designing!</a>

Try Your Hand At Handbag Designing And Win A Murakami LV Purse!

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