Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. is pleased to announce the winners of its first annual i-Tonie Awards. As an HP Indigo Preferred Partner, Mohawk created the i-Tonie Awards to celebrate work that is printed on any of Mohawk’s i-Tone paper grades on an HP Indigo press.
The Best of Show 2008 award for Miro: The Masonite Series Spain 1936, printed by Hurtwood Press at Precision Printing Company Limited, Surrey, UK and designed by Studio Fernando Gutierrez, London for Helly Nahmad Gallery Ltd. receives a $1,000 cash prize.
“I felt the Miro piece was the epitome of what digital can do. The color matching for these works of art had to be dead on and the printer accomplished that,” says show judge, Bill Garno, Director, Printing Applications Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology.
In addition to the Best of Show award, three honorable mention awards were presented to three printers who each receive $250.
A distinguished jury of industry professionals reviewed all entries, seeking projects that exhibit intelligent design, maximization of HP Indigo capabilities, and excellence in production. This year’s judges included Frank Romano, Professor Emeritus, School of Print Media, Rochester Institute of Technology; Bill Garno, Director, Printing Applications Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology; Todd Kalagher, President, Finlay Printing; and Brett Traylor, Partner, Thinkso Creative.
Mohawk has been at the forefront of digital print technologies for over a decade, with a sustained investment in product development and marketing of papers, which are optimized for digital presses. “Our i-Tone surface treatment is a tangible expression of not only our commitment to digital papers research and development, but also our continued involvement with Original Equipment Manufacturers like HP to understand equipment and markets so we can offer relevant, value-added products to Indigo printers” says Christopher Harrold, Vice President, Market Development, Emerging Print Technologies, Mohawk Fine Papers.
For more information about Mohawk’s i-Tonie Awards contest, visit www.mohawkpaper.com.
About Mohawk
Recognized for its technical innovation and environmental focus, Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. manufactures premium printing, writing and digital paper. Signature grades include Strathmore®, Mohawk SuperfineTM, Beckett Concept®, Beckett Expression®, BriteHue®, Via®, Mohawk Color Copy®, Mohawk Digital Papers and proprietary Inxwell® products, Navajo®, and Options®. Mohawk engineers its papers to provide optimal performance for sheetfed, web, and digital printing. Uses for Mohawk papers include corporate reports, corporate identity systems, high-end brochures, packaging, and everyday communication for businesses of all sizes and types. Mohawk digital papers are also used in on-demand photo books, personalized direct mail, and custom packaging. Mohawk offers reams and envelopes through its ecommerce site at Strathmore.com. A leader in environmental stewardship, Mohawk is the first U.S. paper mill to offset 100% of its electricity with renewable windpower and the first U.S. premium paper mill to shift toward carbon neutral production. Also offered are recycled papers certified by GreenSeal and papers certified to the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) standards by SmartWood, a program of the Rainforest Alliance.
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