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Proto Labs to Host First Cool Idea! Award Gallery Event in NYC

Showcases Winning Designs from Skylight, SOLOSHOT, Everpurse & Garageio, among others

Proto Labs (NYSE: PRLB):

   

What:

Celebrating the innovation behind award-winning product designs, Proto Labs will host its inaugural Cool Idea! Award gallery event in New York City. Launched in 2011, the Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award grants a total of $250,000 each year to entrepreneurs developing new products in the U.S. and Europe. Nine products that have received the award will be showcased at the event. Members of the 2014 judge panel (listed below) and other respected members of the design, hardware and startup communities will come together for this celebration of product ingenuity.

 

Where:

Openhouse
New York, NY
 

When:

January 30, 2014
 

2014 Judge Panel:

Brooks Atwood – POD Design
Ray Hu – Core77
David Lang – OpenROV
Larry Lukis – Proto Labs
Scott N. Miller – Dragon Innovation
Joe Rizk – IDEO
 

Details:

Proto Labs (NYSE: PRLB) is a leading online and technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer of low-volume CNC-machined and injection molded custom parts for prototyping and short-run production. The company provides “Real Parts, Really Fast” to product developers worldwide. For more information on the Cool Idea! Award program visit www.protolabs.com/coolidea.

 

Source: Proto Labs

To request an invitation, get more information, or to coordinate an interview with a Proto Labs executive, please contact:
Proto Labs
Sarah Braun, 763-479-7560
sarah.braun@protolabs.com
or
Hotwire for Proto Labs
Ayla Richards, 646-738-8960
ayla.richards@hotwirepr.com