Client News: Ardica Celebrates The Holidays & Announces Its Design Contest Winners
December 8th, 2009 by Ken YeungLast Saturday, Ardica Technologies had a holiday party at their headquarter offices in San Francisco. To add to the celebration, there was also an awards ceremony to honor the winners of their first-annual “Power to the People” Design Contest. This was a contest where hundreds of entries were submitted and eight finalists were chosen from among young, talented designers & technology aficionados. As part of the contest, Stage Two participated in making this a more interactive program by creating the “People’s Choice Award” and inviting the public to choose which of the eight finalists they thought were the best. The winner was also announced at the ceremony.
The winners from the “Power to the People” Design Contest were:
- First Place: Ardica Voltage Sleeping Bag
- Second Place: Coal Mining Respirator
- Third Place: Backpack for Professional Photographers
- Special Recognition Prize: Ardica-enabled Ski Patrol Vest
- “People’s Choice Award”: Coal Mining Respirator
You can read some of the coverage of Ardica and their Moshi Power Pack here:
- VentureBeat: Battery-charged clothing, anyone? Ardica could convince you it’s worth it.
- CNET: Wearable battery-pack contest unzips winners (photos)
Here are some photos from the evening:
Arriving at the Design Contest to view each finalist’s entry.
After tallying up the votes, the winner of the “People’s Choice Awards” was the Coal Mining Respirator.
Some tech influencers and bloggers that came to the event – Harry McCracken, Marie Domingo, Andru Edwards & Gina Hughes.
Ardica’s CEO Hap Klopp with GearLive’s Editor-in-Chief Andru Edwards
The First Place winners of the Ardica Design Contest – the Moshi-powered sleeping bag.
Ardica’s CEO Hap Klopp being interviewed by VentureBeat reporter Thomas Slater.
You can read the full press release of the Design Contest here. For more pictures from the evening, please click here.
