Blueprint Studios Wins Platinum 2011 ADEX Award for Infinity Chairs

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 04, 2011
Blueprint Studios has received the 2011 Platinum Award for Design Excellence for its new Infinity chairs and barstools. The Infinity line earned the coveted Platinum ADEX Award, which is sponsored by the Design Journal Magazine, based on form, function and aesthetics.
Blueprint Studios faced some tough competition in this year’s awards program: The number of companies in the contest increased by more than 22 percent from last year, totaling thousands of entries. Each company entered an average of 7.2 products into the competition.
Blueprint Studios, a premier event design and rental firm based in San Francisco, CA, builds the patented Infinity chairs and barstools from lightweight woods and offers them nationwide for event rentals. The Infinity chairs and barstools are highly popular and offer a modern, sleek and beautiful alternative to traditional seating. They come in a variety of colors, fabrics and textures.
"We had grown quite disappointed with the existing seating options offered to the special events industry and decided to design and build our own patented furniture," said Paul Moss, one of the principals at Blueprint Studios.
Mircea Manea, also a designer and principal at Blueprint Studios, said that the company was proud to have won the “most prestigious award in the industry,” adding that the Infinity line had already garnered praise at previous events.
“Our Infinity chairs earned a lot of accolades when first introduced at the San Francisco Ballet Gala opening event and other high profile occasions,” Manea said.
About Blueprint Studios
Blueprint Studios is a design, fabrication and rental firm dedicated to creating exceptional special event environments with thoughtful detail and dedicated customer service.
For more than a decade, Blueprint’s team of designers, production craftsmen and installation managers have established a reputation for providing cutting edge event decor, floral artistry and stylish furnishings for both classic and modern settings.
For more information, visit: http://www.blueprintstudiocollection.com
Media Contact:
Paul Moss
415.922.9004
info(at)blueprintstudiocollection(dot)com
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Keepsy Makes Photo Books Easy, Wins Web 2.0 Expo Award

Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) April 4, 2011

Hot off their recent launch, Keepsy continues to innovate and win accolades from both customers and industry influencers. The company announced today that it won Robert Scoble's pick for the Startup Showcase, held on March 29th at the 2011 Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco.

"Our goal is to make creating photo albums as fun and easy as taking the photos," said CEO Peter Weck, "and to win an award like this is thrilling for us. We've had really positive feedback from our customers, and to get this kind of recognition by an industry influencer like Scoble is very rewarding."

"This is an exciting time to be in this space," continued Weck, "Shutterfly's recent acquisition of TinyPrints for $333 million, Sequoia Capital's $41 million investment in Color.com, and the meteoric rise of mobile applications like Instagram and Picplz shows that both print product and photo sharing applications are hotter than ever for investors and consumers alike."

The company was picked as one of three winners from a group of thirty startups at the Web 2.0 Expo.

In discussing the choice on stage, the judges -- Robert Scoble and Ann Winblad (Hummer Winblad Ventures) -- highlighted the site's novelty, ease of use and the elegant results of the printed product. "We've talked with heck of a lot of people," responded Blake Williams, VP of Product, "and we've learned that while people love taking photos and looking at photos books, they perceive making the books as a real pain. They want these books, but they don't enjoy making them. That's a ripe opportunity in a market that's over $1B and growing."

To illustrate the ease of use, Keepsy points to its new Instapage feature. "Imagine it's your wedding, and the guests are taking great candid shots on their mobile phones," said Williams, "How are you going to get those photos into a printed keepsake album? Before Keepsy, the guests would have to remember download, upload, synch, etc. With Instapage, you can give your album a unique email address to share with your guests. They can then send their photos and captions directly to the album from their phones in real-time and Keepsy will auto-create pages in the album for them. In other words, the guests can create an entire photo album without setting down their wineglasses, and before the bride and groom have even left the reception."

While Keepsy's free online software has a multitude of photo book applications, the company cites group events and collaborative projects like weddings, reunions, birthdays, and yearbooks as their main focus.

At the SXSW conference last month, the founders were pleased with the unexpected but enthusiastic response from event planners and marketers. "We were fortunate enough to run a very successful pilot test of our event album for the SXSW Search Party that was hosted by Blekko, Chomp, Hipmunk, and Ashton Kutcher," said Weck. "We're now getting interest and speaking with other partners about future events."

About Keepsy
Keepsy is a site that uses the power of social networks to create custom, collaborative photo albums. People can create their own custom albums and invite friends to add their own photos and messages to the album. Keepsy also enables people to 'group gift' an album, and to include gift cards for events and special occasions. Keepsy was founded by Peter Weck, Blake Williams, and Kai Zhao. To learn more about Keepsy, please visit http://www.keepsy.com.

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