CAN IT!!!....
AUCTION
OF ICONIC WASTE BINS ....
CUSTOMIZED
BY LEADING ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS ....
TO
MARK THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF VIPP WASTE CANS....
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AUCTION TO BENEFIT DIFFA: DESIGN INDUSTRIES
FOUNDATION FIGHTING AIDS....
WHAT: Thirty-five leading figures in the worlds of
architecture, art, design, fashion and entertainment have put their signature
touch on the iconic VIPP bins to the celebrate CAN IT!!!, the 70th anniversary of the premier
mini-waste can company. The bins will be on display for an exclusive press
preview on Thursday, October 15th
at DWR: Tools for Living and
will be auctioned at a gala event on Wednesday,
October 28th at the Design
Within Reach flagship store, with all proceeds going to benefit DIFFA. ....
WHO: Calvin
Klein, David Rockwell, David Stark, Evette Rios, Helena Christensen, Nigel
Barker, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, Robert Verdi, Veronica Webb
and Yoko Ono.....
Other participating designers
include:
Ami
James Jonas Hecksher –
E-Types Razortooth....
Avi
Adler Swathi Ghanta for
Kidrobot Richard Colman....
Camilla
Stærk Lady Bunny Rikke Korff - The Furies....
Cole
& Garrett Lady Pink Robert Geller....
Izhar
Patkin Magnus Berger Shelly Sabel....
James
Charles Michael Aram.... Sune Rose Wagner -The Raveonettes....
Jes
Gordon Mike Perry The Selby....
John Baldessari Olaf Breuning Yves Behar....
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PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY, OCTOBER
15TH ....
The
35 customized VIPP bins will be on display for a private press preview at DWR:
Tools for Living located at ....142
Wooster Street...., from 9am-11am. RSVP information
below.....
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WHERE: DWR: Tools for Living (....142 Wooster Street....
between ..Houston.. and Prince, ....New York City....)....
WHEN: Thursday, October 15th
from 9-11 AM....
CAN
IT!!! PUBLIC VIEWING AND BIDDING: OCTOBER 15-28TH....
The 35 customized VIPP bins will be on display
for public viewing and bidding at DWR: Tools for Living located at ....142 Wooster Street....,
during regular store hours from 11am-7pm.....
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CAN
IT!!! SAVE THE DATE: GALA EVENT – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH....
The customized VIPP bins will be auctioned off
at a gala event on Wednesday, October 28, hosted
by Veronica Webb, VIPP, Design Within Reach and DIFFA at the Design Within
Reach flagship store at ....110 Greene
Street.... in ..SoHo.......
*For more
information on CAN IT!!!,
please visit: ....
http://www.vipp.com/press/....
http://dwr.mediaroom.com/
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http://www.diffa.org/....
***MEDIA COVERAGE
INVITED***....
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CONTACT/RSVP:....
Jenna Spector/Susan
Blond, Inc. Nick Carcaterra/Susan Blond, Inc.....
212.333.7728
x 103 212.333.7728
x 126....
jspector@susanblondinc.com nickc@susanblondinc.com....
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