Young Designers Honored by ICMAD

Left to right: Wei – Li Chen (2nd place), Anna Zimnoch (3rd place), Tyler Moore (1st place).

The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers & Distributors Association (ICMAD) announced the top three winners of the 2005 Young Designers’ Competition at an awards dinner held September 28, 2005 in New York City.

The competition showcases design talent in personal care packaging, with a goal to encourage and develop young creative talent that will build the future of the cosmetics industry. Students received bottles courtesy of O’Berk Company/Cosmetic Packaging Group. Judging criteria for packaging included creativity, ability to be reproduced economically, and use and storage accessibility.

Tyler Moore, a student at the American Academy of Art, took first place and a cash prize of $2500 for his Motive High Gloss Hair Spray design. Wei-Li Chen, of The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, won second place and $1500 for her O’live Shampoo design. Anna Zimnoch, a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), placed third, receiving $1000 for her It’s All About Your Hair — Protein Hair Treatment design.