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Press release Apr 28, 2006 MTV's Coltrane Curtis Host Design Against Fur "Protect Seals" Awards Reception, May 2, 2006 MTV'S Coltrane Curtis Hosts Design Against Fur "Protect Seals" With Todd Oldham, David Carson, Milton Glaser, Karim Rashid, Mickey Boardman To End Canadian Seal Hunt Announce 2006 Winning Design & Awards Reception NEW YORK, NY (April 28, 2006)—The Fur Free Alliance (FFA) announce the winners of Design Against Fur 2006 (DAF) global graphic design competition for the United States: 1st Place & Todd Oldham Award: Anastasia Cohen, Miami International University of Art & Design (Florida) 2nd Place: Yu-Tzu Chung, Pratt Institute (New York) 3rd Place: Ramon Aclo Tyler School of Art/Temple University (Pennsylvania) David Carson Award: Rachel Aubrey, New York Institute of Technology-Manhattan Campus (New York). MTV's Coltrane Curtis will host the fourth annual DAF awards reception with highly acclaimed designers Todd Oldham, David Carson, Milton Glaser and Karim Rashid on Tuesday, May 2, 2006 from 6:30-8:30PM at FreeSTYLE, 676 Broadway, between Great Jones & Bond Street. This is a closed event. Members of the media who wish to attend, contact STATE PR Ryan Urcia at 917.291.0848 or ryan@statepr.com for accreditation. "Protect Seals" is the theme of this year's international graphic and arts design competition with over 2,000 college students participating around the world, presented by the FFA, which includes the Animal Protection Institute (API), The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). College students from around the world are united in one cause—to design a poster representative of the perils of the fur industry and the commitment to the protection of the Canadian seals, while nourishing and promoting creative and compassionate expression. Other personalities that have passionately spoken out against the seal hunt include ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, Pamela Anderson and Morrissey. "Killing for vanity is a very sad state of affairs. No matter how you feel about vegetarianism or the meat industries, it is very hard to feel OK with these senseless, cruel and cowardly murders. Any effort that causes people to consider the sad plight of so many animals whom are raised for vanity businesses brings great awareness and growth possibilities"—Todd Oldham "That we still hunt and beat to death harmless, unprotected seals in this day and age is indefensible. This poster event is an excellent opportunity for young designers to see that they CAN have an impact on important issues, that they CAN use their unique voice, combined with their unique vision to create something infinitely more important than, say, new packaging for toothpaste, energy drinks, or motor oil cans."—David Carson The theme of the DAF competition, "Protect Seals" is aimed to bring awareness to the annual Canadian seal hunt to the youth of the world and to display their posters as a message to the global community. This year, close to 310,000 seals have been killed for their pelt and continues through May in Newfoundland, Canada or until the quota of 325,000 harp seals are met. Sealers target pups as soon as they have begun to molt—as young as 12 days old, who are shot or clubbed to death, an archaic form of killing the baby seal pups. Although "out of fashion" since 1972 in the US, seal fur is exported mainly to Europe for their "non-bulky" style for the body conscious consumer as well as seal penises for their aphrodisiac properties to China and Asia. The contest is open to all college students of fashion, design, fine arts, advertising, marketing, graphic design multi-media, and other disciplines to be judged by a group of celebrated individuals in the design and advertising fields. This year's judges for the United States are: Todd Oldham, Milton Glaser, David Carson, Karim Rashid, Mickey Boardman, David Swajeski & Erik Vaughn (Location 8) and Conway Williamson & Michael Haje (Lodge 212). The DAF deadline for submission is April 3, 2006 and the finalists will be determined by April 9, 2006. The first prize-winner will receive US$ 1,000, second prize US$ 500, third prize US$ 250, and 25 honorable mentions. Todd Oldham will also present a special prize Todd Oldham Award for Creativity to a student design poster. The finalists will also be automatically entered into the International Competition where the Grand Prize Winner will be announced and receive US $5,000 plus an all expense paid trip to Stella McCartney's Fashion Show during Paris Fashion Week 2006 and who's poster will be considered for campaign use by any of the members of the FFA. For more information on DAF visit www.inFURmation.com and www.protectseals.org. Depending on availability, we are now scheduling interviews with several of the participating students, judges and spokespersons for FFA and HSUS. For press inquiries and to schedule an interview, please contact STATE PR Ryan Urcia at 917.291.0848 or email ryan@statepr.com or contact Kristina Ratliff at 646.269.3938 or email kristina@statepr.com. ABOUT THE JUDGES Todd Oldham Distinguished as an innovator of accessible design, Todd Oldham is the founder of Todd Oldham Studio, a multifaceted, full-service design studio located in New York City. The inspiration for Todd Oldham Studio's designs comes from a celebration of everyday materials and tasks combined with a reverence for sophisticated, refined objects. Todd has made numerous appearances on NBC's Today and MTV's House of Style and Crib Crashers. This Fall, he was the host and creator of Todd Oldham's Handmade Modern on HGTV. Current projects include the Todd Oldham by La-Z-Boy home furnishings collection. He is also a photographer whose work has appeared in L'Uomo Vogue, nest and Interview magazines. Milton Glaser Milton Glaser is among the most celebrated graphic designers in the United States. He has had the distinction of a one-man-show at the Museum of Modern Art and the Georges Pompidou Center. In 2004 he was awarded the lifetime achievement award by the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum. As a Fulbright scholar, Glaser studied with the painter, Giorgio Morandi in Bologna, and is an articulate spokesman for the ethical practice of design. He opened Milton Glaser, Inc. in 1974, and continues to produce an astounding amount of work in many fields of design to this day. www.miltonglaser.com. Mickey Boardman Mickey Boardman is Deputy Editorial Director of paper Magazine. His writing has appeared in GQ, New York Times Magazine, Out and German Vogue. He's appeared as a cultural commentator on VH-1, Fox News, A & E, E!, Style Channel, WE and local New York channels. He is a graduate of Purdue University and an almost graduate of Parsons School of Design. www.papermag.com. David Carson David Carson will be presenting a special Award for Original Design Approach. Carson is a creative director, designer and principal of David Carson Design, Inc. New York City. He has a B.A. degree in Sociology. London-based Creative Review magazine proclaimed Carson 'Art Director of the Era' and calls his work on Ray Gun magazine the most important work coming out of America. His art direction and graphic design for Beach Culture magazine has won over 150 awards, including Best Overall Design and Cover of the Year from Society of Publication Designers in New York. Carson's book, "The End of Print" (with a preface by David Byrne), is now in its fifth printing and has sold over 275,000 copies worldwide, making it the biggest-selling design book of all time. Newsweek magazine, in a feature on Carson said "he changed the public face of graphic design" and "often imitated, but never matched" ID magazine, New York, 2005. www.davidcarsondesign.com. Karim Rashid Karim Rashid is a leading figure in the field of product and interior design, fashion, furniture, lighting and art. Born in Cairo, half Egyptian, half English, and raised in Canada, Karim now practices in New York. He is best known for bringing his democratic design sensibility to the masses. Designing for an impressive array of clients, Karim is radically changing the aesthetics of product design and the very nature of the consumer culture. To date he has had some 2000 objects put into production and has successfully entered the realm of architecture and interiors as evidenced by the design of the Morimoto restaurant in Philadelphia and Semiramis hotel in Athens which just won a Sleep 05 European Hotel Design Award. Karim was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Corcoran College of Art & Design in D.C. www.karimrashid.com. David Swajeski & Erik Vaughn Founding Partners, Location 8 Founded in 2000, Location 8 is a leading creative shop with offices in Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware. The company specializes in creative for advertising, design, film, video, interactive and company identity. Erik Vaughn and David Swajeski are the founding partners and creative directors. Erik Vaughn, born and educated in Europe is recognized for his art direction and graphic design work. David Swajeski is an award winning director / designer of film, commercials, television, interactive and multi-media projects. They have produced work for clients including BMW, Mercedes Benz, DuPont, J.P. Morgan Chase, W.L. Gore (Gore-Tex), Josef Seibel, Fila, Dansko, Jefferson Awards and Pep Boys. www.location8.com. Conway Williamson & Michael Haje Founding Partners, Lodge 212 One a former Army Paratrooper from small town South Carolina (Williamson) and the other a native New Yorker and die hard Yankee fan (Haje) they are Creative Directors and founding partners of Lodge 212. Lodge 212 is a New York based creative collective that develops creative product for advertising, design and film. Williamson and Haje's advertising and design experience includes work for Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, ABC Sports, E! Network, FX Network, Comedy Central, Style Network, Smirnoff, And 1 Basketball, ESPN, Sundance Film Channel, DC Shoes and Slooh.com. www.Lodge212.com. ABOUT THE FUR FREE ALLIANCE DAF 2006 is a campaign of the Fur Free Alliance (FFA), an international coalition of 35 leading humane and conservation organizations representing tens of millions of supporters worldwide. To learn more about FFA and the Canadian seal hunt visit www.inFURmation.com. FFA members who are participating in the 2006 competition in the United States are: Animal Protection Institute Founded in 1968, the Animal Protection Institute (API) is a national animal advocacy nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to advocate for the protection of animals from cruelty and exploitation. API's primary campaign areas currently include animals used in entertainment, captive exotic animals, companion animals, compassionate consumerism, farmed animals, and wildlife protection. Web: www.api4animals.org and www.BanCruelTraps.com. The Humane Society of the United States The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's largest animal protection organization representing more than 9.5 million members and constituents. The non-profit organization is a mainstream voice for animals, with active programs in companion animals and equine protection, disaster preparedness and response, wildlife and habitat protection, animals in research and farm animal welfare. The HSUS protects all animals through education, investigation, litigation, legislation, advocacy, and fieldwork. The group is based in Washington and has numerous field representatives across the country. www.hsus.org and www.protectseals.org. World Society for the Protection of Animals WSPA works with more than 449 member organizations to raise the standards of animal welfare throughout the world. They envision a world in which the welfare of animals is understood and respected by everyone, and protected by effective legislation. Through their collaborative projects WSPA is Campaigning Against Cruelty by exposing animal abuse and enforcing stronger laws; their Animal Rescue teams are working to save abandoned or neglected animals or those stricken by disasters; and by Changing Hearts and Minds amongst people living and working with animals, WSPA is forging a safer future for all animals. www.wspa-americas.org. CONTACT RYAN URCIA STATE PR PH/ 917.291.0848 RYAN@STATEPR.COM

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