Clipa

We were a finalist in the 2009 Spark Awards International Design Competition. Nike, Fuse Project and IDEO won the competition but were were pleased to make it into the finals with our Clipa purse hanger.

Today we attended the awards celebration for Excellence in Entrepreneurship. We were honored to be nominated for the award after being in business for only 9 months. Mike’s previous company, Tectrix Fitness Equipment, Inc. received the 1995 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Manufacturing in Orange County, California a year after being nominated. Sometimes it takes a few nominations to make it to the top. Congratulations to the five EIE winners for 2010!

We love discovering great new things and sharing them with friends. Tracy and Kerry, the style specialists and wardrobe makeover experts at over Dulcet Style, now offer Virtual Color Analysis! Just send them a head shot of yourself on a plain white background (no makeup, please), answer a few quick questions and voila! about a week later, you’ll receive a kit that includes mini fabric swatches in your “season” (Spring, Winter, etc) to take with you when you go shopping. It’s fast, affordable and fun discovering what works for you and why. What a great idea! To learn more, please visit:

We love to have Clipa appearing in the press, this time it’s Vaughan Living, a magazine in Canada. They said “No need to place your treasured arm candy on dirty floors and tabletops, Clipa helps hang your purse in an instant”

Clipa means “instant” in Romanian. It’s also the last name of our friend Laura Clipa, who is celebrating her birthday today. Happy Birthday, Laura!

Our Clipa instant handbag hanger was featured last Monday March 1st on the Fox News Channel. It ran during Rising’s 8:00 a.m. ET hour in Charlotte, North Carolina. ‘So happy the ladies liked it!

This month’s issue of OC Family Magazine featured Clipa in their “Mom’s Day Off” section. The magazine called it “a clever device that doubles as an accessory.”:

Yesterday’s edition featured a great article about big, roomy handbags. Below it was a companion article titled: “Clipa That Handbag.” Check it out:

This was ski week for many families and for some, it was the ultimate ski week: the 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver. Apres ski, Clipa fit right in at resorts, lodges, restaurants, bathrooms, bars, even fireplaces, keeping bags handy but giving sore shoulders and backs a much-needed break. Check it out:

Love the Olympic Games and the DVR. It’s been programmed to record our favorite winter events which are a lot! Snowboarding, ski jumping, crazy skeleton, luge, speed skating and alpine skiing. 15 days of intense entertainment, thank you NBC! Clipas get into the Olympic spirit, taking time out from handbag hanging.

“Clipa is pretty cute as a bangle bracelet. But it’s super cute clipped to the handle of a purse–and comes in several gold and silver finishes.”