AIGA is excited to partner with Bigger Than Sneakers, AGAR, Corporate, and Cincinnati Design Week to present an event full of entrepreneurial story-telling from one of the most influential players in the design world, Jeff Staple
Join us in the Contemporary Art Center’s Black Box as Jeff Staple shares his story as well as motivation for designers at all levels.
**We will be giving away 25 hand-crafted posters from Wax Werx Studio to the first 25 attendees to arrive - posters are given on a first come, first serve basis**
DOORS: 4:30 PM
PRESENTATION: 5:00PM
About Jeff Staple:
Founder of Staple Design, Jeff NG, or better known as Jeff Staple, has a strong desire to communicate through design. Staple began his career as an entry level data clerk in a design firm, having no pervious knowledge of design software, and quickly moved to a position as an instructor in just 6 months.
After the realization of his passion for design Staple withdrew from NYU and enrolled at the Parsons School of Design in 1995 as a communication design major.
Staple completely immersed himself in the world of design, attending classes, interning with Pioneer Streetwear clothing company, and a part time job in graphic design at c.i.t.e. design. In his spare time Staple expressed himself through a small t-shirt printing operation that would soon become an entire men’s collection. On March 7th 1997, he wore that shirt to a boutique in SoHo called Triple Five Soul and walked out with an order for 12 more.
That same year Staple turned his one man t-shirt shop into a men’s clothing line that focused on providing consumers with the essentials in a fashionable way, and the full service design firm, Staple. With the growth of the firm has stemmed several other successful ventures including Staple Pigeon, Reed Space and even a limited release sneaker through a partnership with Nike.
Learn more: http://stapledesign.com/
About Bigger Than Sneakers:
Bigger Than Sneakers is the sole event for sneakers in the city. Bigger Than Sneakers is a movement.
A 4th year sneaker show created from the original “Cincinnati Sneaker Showcase”
The event unites collectors, buyers, designers and boutiques from around country with a common love for the sneaker.
BTS fosters the entrepreneurial community within the sneaker culture and beyond.
Learn more: http://biggerthansneakers.com/
AIGA: http://aigacincinnati.org
AGAR: http://theagar.com/
Corporate: http://corporategotem.com/
Cincinnati Design Week: http://cincinnatidesignweek.com/
