Egg Harbor Township, NJ (PRWEB) May 19, 2012

Railing Dynamics, Inc. (RDI) is pleased to announce an agreement with Capital Lumber Co., to distribute RDI’s new pre-assembled RDI Metal Works™ Excalibur railing system through four of Capital Lumber Co.’s ten locations, including Denver, CO, Salt Lake City, UT, Houston, TX, and Dallas, TX.

“Our entire organization is energized over our new distribution partnership with Capital Lumber Co.”, said Jay Penney, Director of Sales for Railing Dynamics. “Capital Lumber has an extremely strong reputation and is recognized as a premier building products distribution leader in their Western markets. Not only does RDI and Capital share a similar business model, we share a similar commitment to service and fairness to our customers and employees as well. We anticipate that this new partnership will most certainly be a beneficial one for both of our organizations as well as promote accelerated growth of RDI Metal Works products throughout the markets.”

According to Michael Darby, Vice President of Business Development for Capital, “We’ve been looking for a partner like RDI, with a similar business model and quality products that we can offer to our customers with confidence. RDI offers quality and dependable products with service to match.” Darby also added, “It is important to Capital that we can offer products we can trust supported by a company we can rely on as a solid partner, with similar work ethics and philosophy.”

Capital Lumber Co. is an independently owned distributor of specialty building materials serving the Western US since 1948. Facilities include 10 regional distribution centers. More information about Capital Lumber Company and its products is available at http://www.capital-lumber.com.

Since 1989, Railing Dynamics, Inc. has been a leading manufacturer of low-maintenance building solutions. RDI’s products include the Endurance® Original, Deck, Porch and ADA continuous handrail lines, Titan® vinyl-clad metal railing systems, and RDI Metal Works™ pre-assembled, metal railing. The company’s products are marketed through a nationwide network of preferred distributors, with support from RDI’s national sales force and hands-on factory training. For more information on RDI, or to find your nearest distributor, call (877) 420-7245 or visit http://www.rdirail.com.

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Santa Rosa Plumbing & Drain Cleaners

Santa Rosa, CA (PRWEB) May 18, 2012

Santa Rosa drain cleaning and Santa Rosa video drain inspection by Bragg Plumbing will save consumers money this year because Bragg Plumbing is offering $ 99 Santa Rosa drain cleaning which includes a free video drain inspection. They are also offering a general Santa Rosa plumbers service discount of 10% Off. Bragg Plumbing employs experienced Santa Rosa plumbers who understand that saving money on drain repair and drain cleaning in Santa Rosa is important and they are trying to deliver the best savings possible. Bragg Plumbing can help. “Whenever we run this special we get a lot of calls and it keep our Santa Rosa plumbers very busy,” said John, owner of Bragg Plumbing. “A lot of people are already calling about the Santa Rosa drain cleaning special and many people say it makes us the cheapest. We are hoping a lot of people take advantage of this $ 99 Santa Rosa drain cleaning special while it lasts.”

Santa Rosa drain cleaning and San Rafael plumbers service performed by Bragg Plumbing is performed by experienced and licensed Santa Rosa plumbing contractors who will perform your drain cleaning or Santa Rosa plumbing repair efficiently for lowest cost while treating your home or business as they would their own. They have many plumbing and drain repair trucks available. They perform all repairs at your location and their trucks are well stocked with parts and most of the time they can make a repair without having to order parts.

“Bragg Plumbing has been handling Santa Rosa drain cleaning, Petaluma plumbers service, drain repair, sewer repair, sewer testing and drain replacement since 1968, and we always treat our customers right,” said John. Bragg Plumbing has many positive online Santa Rosa drain cleaning and repair reviews from respected consumer review sites such as Google and Yahoo. Reaction to the $ 99 Santa Rosa drain cleaning special has been very good so far says John, “We just announced this $ 99 Santa Rosa drain cleaning special and the response has been very good.”

Santa Rosa drain cleaning can be complicated and finding the right plumber can be difficult according to John of Bragg Plumbing, “Many people get frustrated when their drain gets clogged. Some people try to repair the drain themselves. Some are successful but most are not. We recommend saving your time and letting professional Santa Rosa drain cleaning company get the job done right the first time.”

Drain cleaning in Santa Rosa is common this time of year and it is especially busy for Bragg Plumbing because of increased drain cleaning calls from Santa Rosa residents. “We get a lot of calls for drain cleaning and repair in the winter and spring, especially when the usage of the plumbing system is higher than normal,” says John of Bragg Plumbing. “We recommend the best drain cleaning or Santa Rosa plumbing repair we can for the situation. Most of the time a drain can be repaired but sometimes the drain line must be replaced. The free video drain inspection helps people know for sure which one they need.”

To learn more about Bragg Plumbing please visit their website, read their customer reviews or watch their informative videos.

Bragg Plumbing Co

Braggplumbing.com

707-575-0883

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Newport News, VA (PRWEB) April 30, 2012

Hatchett Design/Remodel, a company providing home improvement and remodeling in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Hampton Roads areas, has won the award for ‘Best of the Best’ Judges’ Favorite Bathroom. The showcase award entry featured a remodeled bathroom with an enlarged shower and his and her sinks.

Hatchett Design/Remodel began with a bathroom that was outdated, dull and uninspiring. By rearranging the space, the new master bath met all requirements in the homeowners’ wish list with a few added perks. With nine foot tall ceilings, the bath area was originally cool in the winter, so heated floors on a programmable thermostat were added. The thermostat can be set to turn on automatically in the morning and turn off after a set amount of time. The vanities are 36” in height, which eliminates the possibility of back strain and discomfort from bending over to reach the sink. The enlarged shower contains a seat with a nearby hand held shower head for ease of bathing and serves as a convenient bonus when cleaning and rinsing the shower.

The homeowners decided to add a steam unit, body sprays and rain tiles in the ceiling of the shower to aid in the therapeutic aspect of “loosening those stiff or sore muscles.” The materials used in this gorgeous remodel included Carrara Marble tile and countertops, custom made vanities stained with a Java color, a frameless glass shower enclosure and a heated towel bar.The remodel fulfilled the homeowners’ needs, exceeded their expectations and left them delighted with the outcome of their fabulous “spa bath.”

For more information about Hatchett Design/Remodel, visit hatchettdesignremodel.com or call (757) 244-1777 to inquire about Virginia Beach remodeling projects.

About Hatchett Design/Remodel:

For over 50 years and three generations, Hatchett Design/Remodel remains a family owned and operated business privileged to serve Hampton Roads home owners for all their remodeling needs from design through construction. Hatchett provides kitchen remodeling, bath remodeling, additions, sunrooms, vinyl & James Hardie siding, replacement windows, doors, and manages various types of Virginia Beach remodeling and construction projects.

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2012

Escape the boundaries of traditional photography where one is limited to a single image from a single point in time. FreezePaint introduces something new, something different. The user need only point their iPhone/iPad camera and fingerpaint to choose which part of the live video feed he or she wants to freeze in place. They can then progressively add new elements – layering and refining – until they have created something awesome.

With FreezePaint the possibilities are endless. Put a friend’s face onto their dog’s body. Capture multiple key moments from a sporting event into a dynamic photo. Collage broad landscapes or tiny details into abstract art. Or create a story about an important occasion by ‘scrapbooking’ various elements from it into a single image.

FreezePaint was created by a team of former Apple developers led by Ron Brinkmann. A veteran of the feature-film visual effects world, Brinkmann was the Product Designer for Apple’s Shake compositing software and also worked on Apple’s Aperture photo-management system.

Says Brinkmann: “With FreezePaint, your creativity is your only limit… from complex visual effects trickery to fast and fun collaging, FreezePaint is the ultimate tool for ‘remixing’ the world around you into stunning new imagery that has never been seen before.”

FreezePaint eliminates the cumbersome method that most photo-compositing tools like Photoshop require where one must take multiple photos, load them into an application, generate masks, reposition elements, manage layers, etc., etc. In fact, FreezePaint is simple enough to make it an engaging toy even for young children – if they can point the camera with one hand and paint on the screen with the other finger, they can use FreezePaint!

FreezePaint features a full range of social sharing features, so it’s just a single button-press to show off one’s creation to the world via Facebook, Twitter, Flickr or email… or all of them simultaneously.

Pricing and Availability

FreezePaint is available immediately for purchase through Apple’s App Store (or by visiting http://www.freezepaintapp.com) at the introductory price of 99¢ (USD). Introductory pricing will end soon, after which it will become outrageously expensive. So you should buy it now.

Review copies are available to the media upon request.

Totally Cool Features include:

Paint to freeze, or Erase to remove previously frozen portions of an image.
Variable brush size for broad strokes or fine details.
‘Shake’ to undo any brushstroke you decide you didn’t want.
Share images via robust integration with Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.
You can, of course, also email images to friends and family directly from within FreezePaint.

Share FreezePaint images to multiple social websites simultaneously.
Images will always be mirrored to your photo library.

System Requirements:

Any iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch with a camera, running iOS 4.2 or newer. Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad.

Further Information:

Website:                     http://www.freezepaintapp.com

Sample Images:            http://favorites.freezepaintapp.com    

Contact:                     press(at)freezepaintapp(dot)com

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iTunes Store Link:     http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id509401824?ls=1

Twitter:                    http://www.twitter.com/freezepaint

Facebook:                    http://www.facebook.com/freezepaint

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Click Consult and SAS Daniels Sponsor Cheshire Business Awards

(PRWEB UK) 17 May 2012

Law firm SAS Daniels LLP and internet marketing agency Click Consult have been announced as the major sponsors of this year’s Cheshire Business Awards.

The firms, which are both executive sponsors, will play a key role in the awards with representatives on the judging panel and responsibility for presenting the awards for Medium Business of the Year and Business Person of the Year.

The awards, which are considered to be a highlight in the calendar of the region’s business community, are organised by Trinity Mirror Cheshire – the organisation behind the Chronicle series of newspapers across Cheshire and North Wales

North West law firm SAS Daniels, which has offices in Stockport, Chester, Macclesfield and Congleton, is entering its third consecutive year as an award sponsor.

Nigel Haddon, chief executive at the firm, said: “Recognising the achievements of the most ambitious and hard working businesses and individuals is characteristic of Cheshire’s business community. Times are still tough and many see it as important to stop for a moment and look at what, as a region, we have achieved.

“For SAS Daniels, the Cheshire Business Awards is a great opportunity to meet other businesses helping to drive the region’s economy – we’re delighted to be involved again.”

Digital marketing and SEO specialist Click Consult won the EA Technology Large Business of the Year award in 2011 with managing director Matt Bullas voted Bentley Motors Young Business Person of the Year.

Commenting on the awards, Matt Bullas said: “It’s common knowledge that we are operating in a difficult economic climate, and therefore it’s more important than ever to recognise success stories of businesses, no matter the size or niche. We are proud to have our brand attached to an event of this prestige.”

Key individuals and partners from both sponsors will attend on the night to meet nominees, guests and award winners.

Last year the Cheshire Business Awards attracted over 100 entries from more than 70 businesses in the region.

Carl Wood from Trinity Mirror Cheshire said: “The Cheshire Business Awards acts like a magnet, bringing together some of the most innovative and forward thinking businesses the region has to offer.

Success stories come thick and fast in Cheshire, despite the difficult economic situation, and it is a pleasure to invite those success stories to an event on this scale.

The Cheshire Business Awards 2012 will be held at Chester Racecourse on 5th October 2012. For more information or to enter the Chester Business Awards please visit http://www.cheshirebusinessawards.co.uk.

SAS Daniels LLP

SAS Daniels LLP is a leading law firm based in convenient locations across the North West including Stockport, Macclesfield, Chester and Congleton. Web: http://www.sasdaniels.co.uk

The firm is organised across five business groups: corporate, real estate, litigation, employment and private client. SAS Daniels is rated amongst the best in the region by Chambers and the Legal 500 – the two leading client guides to the UK legal profession.

Click Consult

Click Consult is a premier UK search marketing agency, specialising in a range of disciplines including SEO, PPC, Web Development & Design, Social Media Marketing and Mobile development. Web: http://www.clickconsult.com

They have an extensive client portfolio of over 350 businesses, including leading brands from a range of different industries, and are consistently named as the UK’s number one SEO agency by the independent authority on search vendors, TopSEOs.

Click Consult are renowned for providing an ethical, results-driven range of services and solutions while remaining fully transparent with all of their clients.

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DENVER (PRWEB) May 16, 2012

IQNavigator, the leading provider of services e-procurement solutions to Global 2000 companies, was named a finalist today in two categories of The 2012 American Business AwardsSM. The prestigious awards, also known as the Stevie Awards®, recognize excellence in areas such as innovation, product development and corporate management. At the awards ceremony later this year, IQNavigator will receive a Gold, Silver, or Bronze award in each of the following categories:

    New Product or Service of the Year – Software: Human Capital Management Solution
    New Product or Service of the Year – Software: Supply Chain Management Solution

The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. Finalists from more than 3,000 nominations were chosen by more than 140 business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April and May. Specialized judging committees will determine Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists during final judging, to take place May 14 – 25.

“This is a tremendous honor for IQNavigator and a validation of the major focus our company continues to place on product innovation and delivering enhanced business intelligence tools to our global customers,” said Lou Andreozzi, President and CEO of IQNavigator. “Past winners of the American Business Awards are a who’s who of the most respected and accomplished companies in the United States, and it is a great moment of recognition for IQNavigator to join their ranks as a finalist in two separate award categories for 2012.”

IQNavigator is recognized as a finalist in both awards categories for its IQNavigator 10.4 software featuring Data Xplorer, Visual Xplorer and IQNdex. IQNavigator’s cloud-based VMS software helps Global 2000 companies better manage all types of procured services as well as their non-employee workforces around the world. Version 10.4 exemplifies innovation in business intelligence, particularly in the areas of data analysis, real-time reporting and benchmarking.

IQNdex is the first and only index that tracks trends in the quarter of the U.S. labor force comprised of freelancers, contractors, temps and other non-permanent workers. It provides data and analysis about non-permanent workers that is not available from any other organization. IQNavigator unveiled IQNdex after an intensive two-year development process and it immediately became an indispensable information tool for customers and others interested in temporary labor trends.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at http://www.stevieawards.com/aba. The American Business Awards will be presented at two awards events: the ABA’s traditional banquet on Monday, June 18 in New York, and a new tech awards event on Monday, September 17 in San Francisco.

About IQNavigator

IQNavigator is the proven leader in services procurement solutions, helping global enterprises better manage all types of procured services and their non-employee workforces around the world. IQNavigator’s cloud-based VMS software processes tens of billions of dollars in yearly services spend, enabling clients to intelligently manage and optimize the cost-effectiveness, compliance, visibility and efficiency of complex services procurement and contingent workforce programs. For more than a decade, IQNavigator has been the leader in providing innovative technology solutions for managing companies’ procured services including statement of work and project-based consultants, contractors, temporary workers and other contingent workers,. For more information about IQNavigator and how its industry-leading offerings such as IQNtelligence are helping many of the world’s most respected companies, visit http://www.IQNavigator.com.

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com.

Sponsors and partners of The 2012 American Business Awards include American Support, Business TalkRadio Network, Callidus Software, Citrix Online, Dynamic Research Corporation, iolo technologies, John Hancock Funds, LifeLock, PetRays, Primus Telecommunications Group, SoftPro, and VerticalResponse.

For more information, please contact:

Stephanie Burnham

Vice President, Marketing

sburnham(at)iqnavigator(dot)com

303-714-9213

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Boston, Massachusetts (PRWEB) May 15, 2012

Tri-Horn International announces the publication of one of golf’s finest literary and art collaborations, the Commemorative eBook Edition of “The Golf Courses of the British Isles”* (GCBI). Amongst golfers, golf historians and course architects GCBI holds a unique place in golfing history. Written by Bernard Darwin, (the naturalist’s grandson), with paintings by Harry Rountree, this eBook displays their work in a unique and accessible way. Ben Crenshaw, the noted player, historian & architect, prefaces the current edition with a Foreword.

A niche publisher of golf and outdoor books, Tri-Horn International has carefully restored each of Rountree’s 64 diverse course paintings & charcoals. The paintings and prose bring the reader on a journey throughout England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales during a time when the game was growing rapidly, both there and “across the Atlantic”. This color eBook makes Rountree’s paintings and Darwin’s writing accessible in a unique & ineractive way.

Crenshaw notes, the paintings “by Harry Rountree are simply outstanding”. Rountree’s color palette & style evoke what can be described as realistic impressionism. Golfers may find that he captures these lost & legendary courses, “golfing moments”, as well as the golfing environment in ways they have experienced themselves. Crenshaw also notes, “as a practicing golf course architect myself, I find this book insightful in describing the concepts of strategic design. Bernard Darwin had a wonderful feel for what makes a good golf hole. This was second nature to him, so in a way, this book is his textbook for golf course architecture”.

Rountree’s diversity of paintings throughout the book provide many interesting windows into the game as it was played during this period of the game’s development.

Bernard Darwin’s writing exemplifies why he was more than “Europe’s golf historian” from 1900-1960. It is also curious that he grew up with his grandfather, the evolutionary theorist & biologist Charles Darwin. The artwork of Harry Rountree, and the prose of Bernard Darwin remain open to many current discussions in the golfing, course architecture and art worlds.

Many golfing eBooks have been published recently, including “Golf My Way” by Jack Nicklaus and “Golf is Not a Game of Perfect” by Dr. Bob Rotella.

Now available on Apple’s iPad, Kindle Fire, Nook Color, Windows 8, Android and iPhone devices.

Contact the Publisher for samples, or download samples at Amazon.com, Apple’s iBookstore and BN.com. See links above.

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5 Under 40 Award Winners from left to right Elizabeth Stiving Nichols, Amy Hirsch, Asher Dunn, Kelly Taylor, John Day, and judge Sally Wilson, ASID.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 14, 2012

Sally Wilson, ASID from the award winning interior design firm Wilson Kelsey Design, shared her expertise and insights as a member of the esteemed judging panel for New England Home magazine’s 5 Under 40 Awards. Now in its third year, the 5 Under 40 awards program recognizes five talented young professionals under the age of forty who are emerging as New England’s hottest residential design talent. The program encompasses the fields of architecture, interior design, furniture, and home accessories. “Serving as a judge allows the mentoring part of me to come out,” notes Wilson, “I enjoyed the experience of closely reviewing the work and philosophies of each up and coming designer. We rarely get the opportunity to take an in-depth look at the thinking behind their efforts when we meet them at professional events, or through social media networks.”

The 5 Under 40 award recipients for 2012 are John Day of LDa Architecture & Interiors, Cambridge, Massachusetts – Interiors & Architecture; Asher Dunn, Studio Dunn, Providence, RI – Furniture; Amy Aidinis Hirsch, Amy Aidinis Hirsch Interior Design, Greenwich, CT – Interiors; Elizabeth Stiving-Nichols, Martha’s Vineyard Interior Design, Vineyard Haven, MA – Interiors & Furniture; and Kelly Taylor, Kelly Taylor Interior Design, Providence, RI – Interiors. New England Home’s editor-in-chief, Kyle Hoepner noted that these young designers were already making their mark and that their beautiful and inspiring work would allow them to take their place among New England’s design leaders. Joining Sally Wilson, ASID on the judging panel were Jill Goldberg, interior designer and owner of the home-design boutique, Hudson, Boston, MA; architect Brad Walker of Ruhl Walker Architects, Boston, MA; and Kyle Hoepner, editor-in-chief of New England Home magazine.

The honorees are each given the opportunity to design a custom rug to be hand-woven in the Nepal-based workshops of Landry & Acari Oriental Rugs and Carpeting, the event’s presenting sponsor. All rugs will be displayed and auctioned off at a celebration honoring the winners on September 13, 2012 in Boston. Proceeds from the auction will benefit Barakat, http://www.barakatworld.org, a Cambridge-based charity that works in South and Central Asia to strengthen educational rights – particularly for women and children, by providing basic education, increasing access to higher education, and advancing literacy.

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ABOUT WILSON KELSEY DESIGN

Praised for creating elegant, yet genuinely livable homes, the husband/wife team of Sally Wilson, ASID and John Kelsey continues to garner acclamations for their design talents. Their firm has been published both locally and nationally and has received numerous regional and national awards including The Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America New England’s 2011 award for Best Residential Interior Design and Interior Renovation; American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) New England Design Excellence First Place Awards for a Residential Bath and a Residential Space, Dream Home Awards inclusive of a Gold Award for Best Kitchen Remodel, a Silver Award for Best Design of a Condo/Townhouse/Loft, and a Silver Award for Best Bathroom Remodel; a COTY Award for Best Kitchen over $ 150,000 presented by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry and Silver Prism Awards for Best Kitchen Remodel over $ 150,000 and Best Interior Design of a Living Area sponsored by the Builders Association of Greater Boston.

The Boston interior design duo is unique in that they bridge the gap between architect and decorator. They share a strong technical background, including the ability to read and prepare architectural drawings. The former producer of This Old House referred to their work as “heavy-duty interior design.” In organizing their firm, they have divided the labor between them into the “hard” and the “soft”. John designs and details the hard – interior architectural detailing, cabinet design, lighting, interior construction drawings, construction field supervision, and consultant coordination. Sally initiates and implements project concepts inclusive of interior design, furniture, decorative lighting, antiques, fabrics, and color and finish selections. The homes they design are elegant and sophisticated but always with a sense of comfort and livability. With backgrounds in commercial and corporate design as well as private residences the team specializes in a variety of project types.

Phone: 978-741-4234

Website: http://www.wilsonkelseydesign.com

Blog: http://blog.wilsonkelseydesign.com

About 5 Under 40

Begun in 2010, New England Home’s 5 Under 40 awards spotlight the hottest emerging talent in residential design in New England, including architecture, interiors, furniture and home accessories. Selected by an all-star committee of regional design leaders, 5 Under 40 winners are the people to watch, producing some of the most beautiful and innovative work available today. For more information visit http://www.nehomemag.com/5UNDER40

About New England Home

Published bi-monthly by Network Communications, Inc., New England Home magazine is the preeminent authority on fine architecture and interior design in New England. As the essential companion for those who have the passion and resources to make their dream home a reality, New England Home is focused exclusively on the luxury homeowner. Companion products and programs include New England Home’s Cape & Islands, New England Home’s Connecticut, the Online Design Center, Design Discoveries e-newsletters, DesignSherpa, the New England Design Hall of Fame, and 5 Under 40. Online content can be accessed at http://www.nehomemag.com and blog.nehomemag.com

About Presenting Sponsor Landry & Arcari Oriental Rugs and Carpeting

Landry & Arcari offers the largest selection of oriental rugs in New England and a fine array of broadloom carpeting. Founded in 1938, they have showrooms in the Back Bay and in Salem, Massachusetts. Their mission is to empower their clients and designers to create beautiful rugs and have them woven in their own workshops overseas. Landry & Arcari provides the finest rugs at the lowest prices while treating their customers to the best service possible. http://www.landryandarcari.com.

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San Diego, California (PRWEB) May 13, 2012

Old new borrowed redo™ recently announced their customized services for creating unique keepsakes from sentimental items like bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses or any sentimental dress and turns it into beautiful, one-of-a-kind, custom keepsakes like pillows, baby blankets, lingerie and picture frames. They reuse and repurpose very special dresses, creating another very significant item – one that holds even more value because of where the fabric originated.

Lindsey Radoff and Jennifer Manroel, the identical twin sisters, co-owners and designers for ONBR, are changing the way women think of those “one-time dresses.” “We all have dresses that are sitting in our closets – from the dress we wore to our first day of kindergarten to our prom dress to our wedding dress,” says Jennifer Manroel. “We hold onto these dresses because we don’t want to forget that special time.” “Old new borrowed redo™ creates beautiful, custom keepsakes that remind our customers of that important day and can be passed down through generations,” adds Lindsey Manroel Radoff.

Lindsey and Jennifer conceived this idea after Lindsey’s own wedding in 2010. Lindsey, like many brides, was savoring in the memories of her big day while strolling on the beach on her honeymoon and thought of how much she wanted to encapsulate the memory of her wedding day. Also, like many brides, she loved her bridal gown and wanted to preserve it in some way…and so the idea was born.

After all the time and thought that goes into choosing an item like a wedding dress, many brides shudder at the idea of shoving their beautiful dresses into storage. Now ONBR offers an option that many brides never thought was available to them. The process is simple – clients discuss options/ideas with one of the ONBR design consultants, then they ship their gown with a prepaid shipping label sent by ONBR, once the gown is received, concepts are finalized, the customer agreement form is signed, and, in a few weeks, the custom keepsake is shipped to the customer.

The Old new borrowed redo™ team has designed everything from a mother-of-the-bride dress turned into pillows for her grandson’s room, a favorite cocktail dress turned into an evening clutch and sorority t-shirts into custom quilts. Many bridesmaids are redoing the bridesmaid dress they wore in a friend’s wedding and then gifting it to the friend on her wedding anniversary or as a baby gift. They recently had a customer create a ring bearer pillow out of her own wedding dress for her daughter to use in her wedding and her granddaughter to someday use in her wedding. In that way, the ring bearer pillow is something old, something borrowed and even something blue (they finished the ring bearer pillow with blue stitching for the embroidery and initialed the three generations onto the pillow.)

Lindsey and Jennifer are identical twin sisters and both attorneys by trade, who wanted to share this idea with others who may have the same question…what do I do with my wedding dress after my wedding? “We provide a way for clients to hold on in a very tangible way to the memory of one of the biggest, most memorable days of their lives,” Lindsey adds. “Having a constant reminder makes that day even more special.”

About Old new borrowed redo™

Established in 2011, Old new borrowed redo™ takes bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses or any sentimental dress and turns it into beautiful, one-of-a-kind, custom keepsakes like pillows, baby blankets, lingerie, picture frames and much more. Visit Old new borrowed redo™ at oldnewborrowedredo.com or facebook.com/Oldnewborrowedredo.

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New York / Berlin / Paris (PRWEB) May 10, 2012

artnet, the leading art portal, announces the launch of artnet Indices, the world’s first comprehensive set of art indices. This new product brings much needed transparency and valuation capabilities to the art market. It is now possible to measure price performance and other important market metrics for individual artists and artworks with the same rigorous standards used in financial indices.

“Historically, the art market has been opaque,” comments Thomas Galbraith, director of artnet Analytics. “We are bringing light to this market by placing indexing tools in the hands of financial professionals who need to accurately benchmark the performance of art investments. The artnet Indices provide quantitative market reports on the performance of artists like Andy Warhol or Damien Hirst, just as you might track a Fortune 500 company.”

After categorizing hundreds of thousands of artists and artworks sold at auction since 1983, artnet is launching artnet Indices as the essential component of the new artnet Analytics Reports. Unlike other currently available indices that only monitor collecting categories, artnet Indices provide index returns for individual artists. These indices are powered by a sophisticated index methodology that is both sympathetic to unique art and statistically robust. Most importantly, it provides the ability to measure artists’ performance against other asset classes and benchmark against indices, such as the S&P 500, FTSE 100, Dow Jones, DAX, as well as other alternative assets such as gold.

artnet Indices investigate individual artworks with similar core characteristics and group them according to their specific criteria, in accordance with USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) guidelines, such as genre, date range, content, materials, size and visual similarity. Leveraging its unique database of over five million illustrated auction results collated over 20 years, artnet has been able to generate hundreds of thousands of ever increasing datasets, providing the statistical foundation required to derive accurate indices, while remaining true to the unique nature of art.

artnet Indices are truly a financial innovation for the art market. Never before have financial professionals been able to track returns for individual artists. With art becoming an increasingly prevalent asset class, advisors need to be able to accurately value and monitor the performance of art investments—artnet Indices allow them to do so in a reliable way. According to the Deloitte Art and Finance Report 2011, 83% of private banks felt that there was a strong argument for including art and collectibles in traditional wealth management.

The following customizable artnet Analytics Reports are now available to you to gauge the artists’ performances against other asset classes:

    Single Artist Reports, which provide data related to an artist’s market performance.
    Selected Sets Reports, which track the performance of a specific series from an artist’s career. The sets of artworks can be combined into one index, or compared against one another.
    Multiple Artists Reports, which provide the option of either comparing artists’ indices against one another, or combining them into one single index.
    Analytics Prepared Reports, which provide custom reports on recent topics, trends and market segments – prepared for you by artnet analysts.
Read more about artnet Analytics and create your own Analytics Report at http://www.artnet.com/analytics/reports/.

About artnet:

artnet was founded in 1989 with the goal of serving and advancing the art market by creating price transparency, and improving communication and transactions. Today artnet operates the largest database of art sales, and provides the art market with 12 information and transaction products. These products improve the speed and reduce the cost of art sales, communication, and information.

More than 120 employees work to this end in New York, Berlin, Paris, and London. Together with artnet Auctions—the first online auctions dedicated to art—founded in 2008, artnet engages in all aspects of the art market.

The art trade’s reliance on the Internet will continue to grow; and artnet will continue to be the innovative leader, bringing transparency and liquidity to the art market.

Media Contacts:

Binna Kim / Angela Byrne

Cognito

+1-646-395-6319

artnet(at)cognitomedia(dot)com

Enquiries regarding this announcement should be addressed to:

Thomas Galbraith

Director, artnet Analytics

+1-212-497-9700 ext. 215

TGalbraith(at)artnet(dot)com

artnet Analysts

+1-212-497-9700 ext. 135

analytics(at)artnet(dot)com

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