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NCC Software Receives Vendor Award of Excellence
National Computer Corporation (NCC) a leading developer and distributor of point of sale systems for the foodservice industry received the Silver "Vendor Award of Excellence" in the Software category at Retail Now 2013, the summer Convention and Expo of the Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) in Las Vegas, NV. An RSPA Vendor Award of Excellence is an honor bestowed upon a vendor by its reseller partners and is highly coveted in the retail technology industry.
About RSPA Awards
Each year, the association membership is surveyed to select and recognize outstanding vendors. Dealer members rank vendors in one of seven RSPA Vendor Award of Excellence categories. Over 300 RSPA vendors vie for only twenty-two Awards of Excellence.
About RSPA
The Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) is the only association dedicated to the retail technology industry. RSPA members include resellers, hardware manufacturers, software developers, consultants, finance companies, and distributors bringing retail technology products and/or services to the marketplace. The RSPA provides education, industry advocacy, standards, services and benefits to assist member companies in expanding their businesses. For more information visit: www.GoRSPA.org
About NCC
For more than 25 years, NCC has been creating comprehensive management solutions for the foodservice industry. With over 20,000 systems installed in more than 30 countries worldwide, NCC offers a full line of products including point of sale, time and attendance, back office, and headquarters all developed and supported directly by NCC. Our system integrators combine years of experience in software development with a strong understanding of restaurant operations to create products designed to work in a wide variety of environments. For more information visit: www.nccusa.com
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PolyU design students win second prize in a national competition with a "smart pill box for adults"
A team of students, Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of design (PolyU design) showed their prowess in creativity and care for the elderly having won second prize in the national innovation competition, which has attracted more than 500 entries from universities across the country.
Organized by 3 m, a global technology company, on the theme "innovation light of life", a competition goal motivating inspiration and creativity of the young generation. The team of four senior students from the MSc in multimedia and entertainment technology program of the PolyU design with innovative design "Smart pill box" enter the final round with 17 other units and finally won the first prize in South China and the second prize of the national competition.
"We create intelligent pill box for senior citizens who suffer from chronic diseases and the need to take medication regularly," Nick Zeng, head of the team, they presented an innovative concept that is heavily derived from the judges. "The tablets box offers three basic functions: pill reminder time, one key called and GPS positioning, which can effectively tackle the elderly problem of poor memory and emergency situations when they are not at home. We have adopted a new kind of user experience and prescribing habits, customized for specific group, based on our research. "
Smart pill box addresses various issues related to the ageing of the population in China. Not only will new innovations strengthen the family relationship with the customers, but also reduce the burden of related ministries. The judges were very impressed by the excellence of this design, in terms of both creativity and practicality.
The final race was held at the R&D Center of the t3M China June 22. PolyU team, formed by Nick Zeng, Huang April, Lulu Chang and Miro Zeng, who has only one score below the champions from Chongqing University, is without doubt, pride and a valuable asset to the school.
More about the contest: http://campus.my3m.com.cn/
Press contact: Miss Anita law, school of design
Tel: (852) 2766 4925
Email: sdanita@polyu.edu.hk
The National Centre for Craft & Design is 10 and Growing
The National Centre for Craft & Design is 10 years old – what an amazing decade it’s been! We’ve attracted 758,645 visitors, presented 160 world-class exhibitions, launched 8 touring exhibitions reaching audiences of more than 117,000 across 30 venues, and welcomed over 19,000 people to our learning programmes.
We’d like to thank all our visitors and supporters – and encourage new ones – by inviting everyone to join us for a birthday celebration. We’re holding a free afternoon of fun and creativity for all ages at our iconic building on Navigation Wharf, Sleaford, and we’ll also be unveiling our latest exhibition, ‘Growing: Celebrating our Past, Exploring our Future’.
Activities will take place inside and outside. There will be live music, dancing, ‘Make & Take’ workshops, demonstrations, craft drop-in sessions for all ages, yarn-bombing, badge-making, storytelling, ice cream, delicious food to enjoy in our riverside café, beautiful objects to buy in our fantastic shop, and three more exhibitions to see, plus ‘Growing’. Booking is not required as activities are on a first come basis
For our exhibition ‘Growing’, we invited some of the UK’s leading figures in the sphere of contemporary craft and design – artists, curators, writers and influencers – to nominate work by emerging and established artists who they believe will be the innovators of the future. Over 30 artists have been proposed by our nominators to create an exhibition demonstrating a wide range of craft media and forms: textiles, ceramics, glass, jewellery, basketry, furniture and millinery. There will be an online gallery to complement the physical exhibition, showing work by all the nominated artists.
ENDS - Editor’s notes below
EDITOR’S NOTES
The National Centre for Craft and Design sits at the heart of the market town of Sleaford, Lincolnshire in the riverside setting of Navigation Wharf. It is a unique and ambitious gallery that exhibits the most innovative, challenging and accomplished artists practicing within the craft and design arena today. The centre has four exhibition spaces including the largest gallery space in England dedicated to craft and design, a roof top gallery and a vibrant window space.
Our public programme is built around the themes of each exhibition and offers a lively and stimulating series of learning and participatory events including talks, workshops, conferences, clubs, groups, activities, lectures, seminars, screenings, short courses, and demonstration days. Our shop provides a visually stunning and inspirational area for demonstrating and promoting creative talent and our licensed café is a popular destination for local families and business people seeking a creative respite, or just a cup of coffee!
Open from 10am to 5pm every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
For up to date details and listings about The National Centre for Craft & Design, please visit www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk or call 01529 308710.
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10th Birthday celebration workshops on 20 July include:
• Anna Collette Hunt offers a glimpse into her world of ceramic bugs
• Jeweller Aimee Betts demonstrates cording, braiding, knotting and linking techniques to create rope-work jewellery
• Helen Snell demonstrates paper sculpture techniques. Visitors can create a paper boat sculpture inspired by her ‘Flotilla’ artwork in the gallery.
• Textile artist Naseem Darbey offers a chance to explore her techniques.
‘Growing: Celebrating our Past, Exploring our Future’ runs from 20 July to 29 September. It takes its lead from the very first exhibition held at The National Centre for Craft & Design, in 2003 called ‘What is Craft?, an exhibition of some of Britain’s most celebrated and best recognised makers. The 10th anniversary of The NCCD comes at an exciting time for contemporary craft. Technical and conceptual innovations have taken craft forward in exciting and unexpected ways, whilst the economic downturn has led to a re-evaluation of traditional techniques and re-use of materials. This exhibition will provoke new ideas and stimulate new ways of thinking about craft as a whole. The artworks displayed in ‘Growing’ are destined to become the icons of the future
Our own NCCD nomination is Paulo Goldstein, a Project Space artist at Collect 2013, the Crafts Council’s prestigious craft fair. We are commissioning Paulo to create new work as part of his ‘Repair is Beautiful’ collection. Our second commission will be a mini -residency throughout the opening weekend of the exhibition by performance craft artist Alec Stevens, who will be making new work in response to visitor input.
Crafts Council Director Rosy Greenlees nominated basketry artist Stella Harding for her innovative use of material and techniques and ambitious approach to scale and Sarah Warsop, “for her movement inspired jewellery which draws directly on her experience as a dancer and choreographer”. Journalist and former director of the Design Museum Alice Rawsthorn proposed Dutch based Italian designers Formafantasma, whose work comments on nostalgia and tradition. Japanese-born Hitomi Hosono, winner of the prestigious Perrier-Jouët Arts Salon Prize 2013, impressed Bonnie Kemske, Editor of Ceramic Review, who nominated her exquisitely delicate and detailed porcelain sculptures adorned with intricate patterns influenced by traditional British ceramic techniques.
A body of ceramic work will also be on show by Joseph Hartley, New Designers 2013 ‘Designer of the Year’ whose work impressed no less than five of our nominators. There will be textiles by Mister Finch and Mai Tabakian, the latter selected by artist Gabriel Dawe. We are also showing glass from Samantha Donaldson (nominated by our sister organisation Design Factory), jewellery by Lisa Juen and furniture from designer Sebastian Cox.
Complementing the exhibition will be an online gallery of all nominated artists’ work expanding on the physical show. This online gallery will offer an opportunity for comment and debate on the subject of the future of craft and design as well as an opportunity to view the exhibited artworks from afar.
In her essay for ‘What is Craft?’, Louise Taylor (then director of the Crafts Council) said: “Craft retains its traditional core but many innovators are challenging boundaries and using the language of ‘craftsmanship’ in new ways”. These words still pertain today, especially the extraordinary 3D printed work created by Michael Eden, nominated by leading ceramics specialist Adrian Sassoon, whose work uses new technologies to explore and alter traditional and iconic English designs.
hobsons|choice Named Runner Up in KBBReview National Kitchen Industry Awards 2013
Hobsons|choice has been named runner-up in the 2013 KBBReview Awards ‘Kitchen Retailer of the Year’ and ‘Showroom of the Year’ categories. The award ceremony, hosted by Stand-up Comedian Ed Byrne, was presented on Monday, 25th March at a glittering ceremony at the London Hilton on Park Lane.
hobsons|choice create bulthaup kitchens, luxury Bathrooms and inspiring Living Spaces that fit perfectly into their clients’ homes and lifestyles. With showrooms in both Bath and Swindon; hobsons|choice enable customers to view and experience bulthaup b3, b2 and b1 kitchen systems complemented by carefully chosen Carl Hansen furniture and appliances from Gaggenau, Miele, Siemens, Sub-Zero and Quooker.
Speaking about the double award recognition Richard Carter, hobsons|choice MD, said “It is an incredible achievement to be once again recognised as one of the best in our industry by a national, and highly influential publication. We always strive to be the best we can be, and having the opportunity to showcase our bulthaup Bath showroom and the hobsons|choice company to industry peers and the media at an National Award final is something I am very proud of.”
About kbbreview awards
The kbbreview Awards is the annual kitchen and bathroom event organised by kbbreview magazine, a publication in the Taylist Media portfolio. Kbbreview is the leading business-to-business title for the kitchen and bathroom specialist business. For more information visit the websitehttp://www.kbbreview.com
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