2003 news
Aly
Khalifa to exhibit as Art & Design Entrepreneur. Nov 2, 2003
Aly is one of six alumni from the NCSU College of Design that will
exhibit their work as a successful entrepreneur to emerge from the
Art & Design curriculum. Amy Milne of See Saw Studio (Nov. Designbox
show) and Holly Aiken (Dec. show) will also be in the show. Reception
is Weds Nov 5 at 5pm at the Brooks Hall Gallery at NCSU, with a brief
presentation from the exhibitors from 6- 7pm. The show will run from
Nov 2 -22.
Aly
Khalifa to be on jury for Innovations awards. Oct 15, 2003
The prestigious
Innovations 2004 Design and Engineering Awards are given by the
Consumer Electronics Association, and endorsed by the Industrial Designers
Society of America. Aly has been asked to be on the panel of judges
and to evaluate entries in several product areas from his design and
engineering perspective.
"Keep
A Breast - Raleigh" raises $10,000! Oct 3, 2003
Gamil Design headed up this Designbox event to raise money for breast
cancer research. Over 70 artists created pieces of art from plaster
busts donated by local women. All the art was auctioned at Designbox
on October 3rd. The result was $10,000 to donate to 4 different charitiis.
And Raleigh then became the most successful "Keep-A-Breast"
event to date.
Gamil's
"BatCage" Wins Tour de France! September 5, 2003
Lance Armstrong, winner of the 2003 Tour De France carried his water
in Gamil's BatCage design for Trek Bicycle. The whole US Postal Service
team was outfitted with this ultra-light composite water bottle cage,
that not only outperforms other such cages on the market, but is also
more efficient to manufacture. Press Release
Aly
Khalifa Presents a 'Softer Vision' at SXSW. March 8, 2003
As part of the joint event between South by SouthWest (SXSW)
and The Industrial Designer's Society of America (IDSA), Khalifa joined
three other speakers in the presentation of "Sense and Substance"
to this creative audience in Austin, Texas. His presentation focused
on the incorporation of textiles into everyday product design.
Gamil
Design Moves to Designbox. March 1, 2003
Gamil announces the relocation and opening of its next office at Designbox.
Gamil will still be located downtown, but with a bigger space, a better
gallery presence, and incorporating the presence of many other creative
minds of the DesignBox.
Gamil
Design Announces "DesignBox" February 14, 2003
Over the past several months we have been meeting with many creative
individuals in the interest of forming a brainstorming collective
called DesignBox.
The vision of DesignBox is to create a multi-disciplinary and synergistic
environment of creativity, and promote great design in the Triangle.
Gamil
Design Exhibits at ISPO
February 1-4, 2003
As part of the IDEAS
network of sporting goods designers, Gamil exhibited color and trend
concepts for Fall 2004 in the common theme of PULSE. Aly has been
a member of IDEAS since 1999, and has recently served as Vice-President
of this international trend-forecasting group.
