2002 Discovery Award Winners
Prestigious Discovery Awards presented at show
Once again, SGCDpro selected winners for its prestigious Discovery Awards during the 2002 DECO show. This year, despite the consolidation of categories, there were 320 entries in 15 design and 7 technical categories. In the design category, glass and ceramic entries were judged separately. All entries were displayed in SGCDpro's Discovery Room which was located in the exhibition hall. This new location was well received by members who felt having the exhibits and entries in one hall was a good idea. The winners were selected by three judges. The judging panel included Holly Carter, U.S. Glass/Glass.com, Arn Bernstein, ASI and Norb Buddenbohn, a past SGCDpro president. Two Discovery Award entries were honored for overall merit and received the Vandenoever and the Judges' Award.
Lenox China receives Vandenoever Award
Show-goers who visited the Discovery Room unanimously selected a "Best of Show" entry to receive the annual Vandenoever Award. This year's winner is Lenox China with its formal "Clinton Service" tableware. The four-piece setting is decorated with manual transfer and etches, raised paste, and hand applied precious metal.
Judges Award goes to Design Point Decal
After reviewing every entry in the Discovery Room, the three judges voted for their own "Best of Show" entry. Design Point Decal became the 2002 recipient of the Judges Award with its Yankee stadium, four-panel water-slide decal on porcelain.
Discovery Awards for Design Excellence:
Food Containers, Glass: Libbey Inc.; Screen-printed falling leaves canisterFood Containers, Ceramic: Décor America.; Pomona Soup Tureen
Beverage Containers, Glass: Libbey Inc. ; Retro black juice glasses
Décor America; Saki bottles with on-glaze decal applied and fired.
Cosmetic Containers, Glass: Art Deco Division of Pochet of America; Lauder perfume bottle with direct silk screen
Vases, votives, etc, Glass: Quest Industries; neon crackle candle glassware with translucent spray frost colors coated with transparent spray crackle
Vases, votives, etc, Ceramic: Tiffany & Co.;
"Bogatelle vase" with ceramic pigments mixed dry
to suit the pattern, then applied by brush with pine oil and
turpentine.
Commercial
Architectural Glass: Pier 1; Mosaic table with
stain glass Mediterranean design set by hand.
Commercial Architectural Ceramic: Décor America;
"Poppies" tile
Specialty/Promotional
Products and Premium, Glass: ARC International.;
Soda drink beverage tumbler
Specialty/Promotional Products and Premium, Ceramic:
The Allen Company; Black Clotfelter Mug with iridescent
squares
Novelties
& Souvenirs, Glass: AAA Glass Company.; Lakers
wine glass and coaster
Novelties & Souvenirs, Ceramic: The Allen Company;
Black bistro coyote café mug
Collectibles,
Glass: Custom Deco, Inc.; Cardinal tumbler
Collectibles, Ceramic: Design Point Decal; "Yankee
stadium" screen printed 4 panel water-slide decal on
porcelain.
Artware, Glass: Lyre Art.; Hand-decorated black
iris vase. Pattern is hand-cut and then sandblasted
Artware, Ceramic: Decoritalia; Raffaello's "La
Muta"
Lightingware, Glass: Lyre Art.; Table lamp shade
created from shallow crystal dome shape. Underside of shade
was decorated using blue-green enamel in solid areas and then
sponged with a flux and frit applied.
Innovation,
Glass: Lyre Art; Hand-decorated white vase with
floral pattern created by applying imitation gold leaf that
was baked, then brushed over with transparent colors.
Innovation, Ceramic: Design Point Decal; "Tea
Time", a digital computer generated ceramic four-color
, electrostatic processed image
Casual
Tableware, Glass: Libbey Inc.; Spot fruit glasses
Casual Tableware, Ceramic: Oneida.; Four-piece
Martin house dinnerware created using an inglaze four-color
decal which is applied to the Buffalo rolled edge shape and
fired through a fast-fire kiln.
Libbey Inc.; Pine cone plate setting
Formal
Tableware, Ceramic: Lenox China; Serpentine five-place
setting
Food Service, Casual, Glass: Libbey Inc.; Colorful
cordials
Food Service, Casual, Ceramic: H.J. Amann.;
Aladdin flora pattern for the Sterling China Company.
Food Service, Formal, Ceramic: The Homer Laughlin China
Company; Victorian lady plate
Discovery Awards for Technical Excellence:
Direct Printed: Libbey Inc.; Capital racing tumbler
ARC International; Conique Pepsi tumblers
Indirect Transfer, Glass: T2 Solutions; Pressure-sensitive ceramic decal from thermal transfer printer
Indirect Transfer, Ceramic: Decoritalia; Golden
jubilee plate and mug
Hand Decorated, Glass: East Palestine China; Hand-painted glass and bowl.
Hand Decorated, Ceramic: Tiffany & Co.; Bogatelle vase
Grit-Sandblast-Etched, Glass: Decoritalia.; crystal
box and lid
Grit-Sandblast-Etched, Ceramic: Catalina China.;
New York skyline 11 oz mug
Auto Window Glass: PPG Industries; Boeing 777 windshield
Architectural, Glass: Glassmasters; Gazebo stained-
glass, flat glass decoration
Architectural, Ceramic: Decoritalia; Denim tile