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Mark Pollack Receives Award from The Rhode Island School of Design
In recognition of Mark Pollack's innovation in textile design, The Rhode Island School of Design has awarded him its 2008 Athena Award for Alumni Achievement. Established in 1978, the Athena Awards honor artists, designers and corporate leaders for their achievements in the arts. This year recipients were chosen in seven categories.
More information is available at www.risd.edu. (March 10, 2008)
Mark Pollack Collection for Tufenkian
Pollack announces their first collection for Tufenkian, the leading designer and supplier of contemporary handmade rugs. Eight patterns, adapted from fabric designs currently in our line, are part of the Tufenkian Designer's Reserve Collection. Woven of wool and silk, these Tibetan and Armenian rugs craft striking geometric patterns with cut and loop pile, as well as various pile heights, adding complexity and refinement to these designs. Each is available in several colorways.
The Pollack textiles that serve as inspiration are Box Step, Doodles, Dunand, Mod, Tiki, Tranquility, Zigzaggery and Zither.
More information is available at www.tufenkian.com. (March 1, 2008)
 Box Step, river grass |
 Zigzaggery, Tabasco |
 Soft Spot, mesa |
 Doodles, beach grass |
 Zither, cinnamon & spice |
 Tiki, herb |
 Tranquility, cinnabar & spice |
Warehouse Sale
Our popular website now offers users yet another reason to visit - an online Warehouse Sale has just made its debut! This new feature, only available to those with a registered Pollack account, makes our distinctive fabrics available at greatly reduced prices. To start shopping for these first quality, discontinued Pollack designs, just log in and select the "Warehouse Sale" link on any page. These window and upholstery fabrics can be easily sorted by color, pattern or both, and detailed data pages illustrate the designs and list their technical traits. Please visit our online Warehouse Sale where treasures abound! (February 22, 2008)
Mark Pollack is Honored by Great Britain's RSA
Mark Pollack has been awarded the prestigious "Honorary Royal Designer for Industry" (HonRDI) by Great Britain's RSA, the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce. This organization, founded in 1754, "works to remove the barriers to social progress" by encouraging and supporting innovation and creativity throughout society. Its Fellowship is currently made up of an international group of 27,000 leaders from a wide range of professions.
The distinction 'Royal Designer for Industry' was established by the RSA in 1936 to encourage a high standard of industrial design and enhance the status of designers. It is awarded to people who have achieved sustained excellence in design for industry. Their work is diverse; ranging from fashion to engineering, theater to product design, graphics to environmental design, they all share a consciousness of quality and standard, coherence and precision. New members are elected annually to the Faculty and only 200 designers may hold the distinction RDI at any time. It is regarded as the highest honor to be obtained in the United Kingdom in the field of Industrial Design. Mark Pollack's honorary award is one of a limited number conferred by the RSA on distinguished designers who are not English citizens.
There are currently 114 RDIs and 48 HonRDIs spanning every area of design. The awards for 2007 honor an additional 6 British and 6 international designers. The awards will be presented at a dinner on November 29, 2007.
More information is available at www.theRSA.org.uk. (November 28, 2007)
Pollack's Alliance Program with Kimball Office
The second collection of 11 Pollack fabrics is available as graded-in options for upholstered furniture from Kimball Office. This Alliance Program, initiated in 2002, eliminates the complication of COM orders by offering Pollack fabrics that have already been tested and approved on Kimball pieces. Just one purchase order with a Kimball dealer effortlessly brings Pollack's sophisticated fabrics into the workplace. More information is available at www.kimballoffice.com.
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