Bad News :(

I have bad news (I hate bad news!), but the Engrave contest is currently on hold due to concerns regarding the chemical make-up of moleskine notebooks. I am so sorry and if we plan to rerun the contest I will certainly keep you posted.

Congratulations to the Alexander Girard FLOR Winner!

Congrats to commenter #16: Chantel! She will receive the La Fonda del Sol™ Verde 3′ x 5′ area rug (a $160 value)!

Alexander Girard for FLOR Giveaway at Design Milk

Thanks to everyone who entered, and special thanks to FLOR for sponsoring this exciting contest!

http://www.flor.com/girard

Alexander Girard for FLOR - Giveaway!

If on Friday, you guessed that we were giving away Alexander Girard FLOR tiles, then you were right!

Alexander Girard for FLOR

Alexander Girard for FLOR

To celebrate the launch of the Alexander Girard FLOR collection, FLOR is giving a lucky DM reader a La Fonda del Sol™ Verde 3′ x 5′ area rug (a $160 value)!

This is what it looks like:

Alexander Girard for FLOR Giveaway at Design Milk

To enter, please leave a comment telling Design Milk and FLOR what you think is the best thing about FLOR tiles. Please be sure to leave your email address so that we can contact you in the event that you are chosen!

Contest closed.

http://www.flor.com/girard

Sneak Peek: Next Week’s Big Giveaway!

We have an exciting new contest beginning on Monday, so here’s a sneak peek of what we’ll be giving away:

Givaway Sneak Peek

Do you know what it is? Check back on Monday to find out!

Don’t forget to check in this weekend for my Dwell on Design coverage - live from LA!

Announcing The Jewelry Contest Winner!

Batucada Jewelry Batucada Jewelry

Congratulations to Mallory, commenter #323, the winner of our Batucada Jewelry Giveaway!

Visit Batucada online: http://www.batucada-fashion.com

Batucada Jewelry Giveaway!

Batucada Jewelry Batucada Jewelry

I’m giving away my two samples of Batucada Jewelry to one lucky reader. I have the necklace (above left) and bracelet (above right), both in black (Retail value is about $55!)

Here are the rules:

To enter, just leave a comment on this post.
One comment per person. The contest runs from Friday, May 9th through Friday, May 16, 2008. The winner will be announced in another post on Monday, May 19th. Please be sure to leave your email address when leaving the comment so that we can contact you.

Visit Batucada online: http://www.batucada-fashion.com

CONTEST CLOSED :)

YLighting Contest Winner

Congratulations to our contest winner, Cecilia! Woo!! She was commenter #211, randomly selected by Mr. Design Milk. Giving things away is addicting…

Thank you again to YLighting for sponsoring this great contest and to all of our lovely readers! We hope this is the first of many exciting contests.

To get your own Birzi lamp, visit YLighting at http://www.ylighting.com

Today is the Last Day to Enter!

Today is the LAST DAY to enter the YLighting Giveaway Contest! Details and entrance information are in the post here:

http://design-milk.com/ylighting-giveaway-contest

Visit YLighting at: http://www.ylighting.com

YLighting Giveaway Contest!

How exciting! Our first sponsored giveaway here on Design Milk! I am honored to announce that YLighting, one of my favorite lighting websites, is offering the Birzi Table Lamp by Carlo Forcolini and Giancarlo Fassina to one lucky Design Milk reader. Here are some photos of the lamp (it retails for over $100!):


To enter, all you have to do is comment on this blog post with your other favorite YLighting item (besides the Birzi of course).

Here are the general rules: One comment per person. The contest runs from Monday, March 17 through Friday, March 28, 2008. The winner will be announced in another post on Monday, March 31st.

From the website: “Birzi is an ironic and playful light, designed to be ‘mistreated’, deformed and touched. Made of silicone, this lamp takes on different shapes and sizes according to the user’s whim. Easy to use and position, it is bump and fall resistant. The different colors- white, orange and green flatter its silhouette, giving it a dynamic and contemporary look.”

I love this lamp because of it’s flexibility; the lamp was designed to be redesigned by the owner for a unique look. How exciting to be able to give one away!

Visit YLighting here: http://www.ylighting.com

Red Cross Youth Design Contest

Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood.

I don’t post about too many contests but here is one I think is important:

“This year, the National Youth Council is launching a contest to create a modern t-shirt design just for young blood donors. While supplies last, all presenting donors on a high school or college campus in the United States will receive this snazzy shirt as a thank you gift.

Participate. Design a tee that represents the significance of blood donation, the gift of life. Create something edgy that high school and college students will want to wear. Need some inspiration? Visit www.givelife.org to learn more about blood donors and recipients of blood products.

If your design is chosen, it will be screened onto 600,000 shirts and distributed nationwide. Your design will be worn by hundreds of thousands of young people all over the United States.”

I suggest you plan on designing something snazzy, since “snazzy” is the best way to describe a modern t-shirt to young people. OK, I’m just being silly, but the contest sounds like a great opportunity to earn $1K, get your work out there, and help spread the word of a good cause. Whether you plan on participating or not, please read more about the importance of donating blood at redcrossyouth.org or givelife.org.

Get more details about the contest here: http://redcrossyouth.org/design-contest

Ultimate Holiday Hosting Contest

YumSugar + Hostess with the Mostess have teamed up to offer a holiday contest where you can win more than $7000 in prizes. The grand prize features gold-banded dinnerware from west elm, Loop candelabras, Jonathan Adler teapots, notNeutral dinnerware, and much more!

Go enter at:
http://yumsugar.com/836623

Win Win Win!

I love when people give things away. I just talked about Swank Lighting and now to celebrate the grand opening of their new store in Texas, they are giving away a pair of Barovier & Toso lamps valued at $3,400!

Go here to enter:

http://swanklighting.com/blog/win