{"id":31606,"date":"2014-05-29T17:53:32","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T21:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.pro\/?p=31606"},"modified":"2018-01-04T11:16:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T16:16:53","slug":"ceramics-design-challenge-winner-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/2014\/ceramics-design-challenge-winner-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceramics Design Challenge Winner Announced!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the past, the judging of our\u00a0design challenges<\/a>\u00a0have\u00a0occurred behind closed doors, either discussed through a conference call or in a room with our buyers and guest judges. Last night, we decided to take quite a different spin with our judging: to make it live for the public and contestants to watch via Google Hangout! <\/a>(Yes, even including the critiques!)\u00a0We’re a company\u00a0that values transparency and we want all of our finalists to benefit from our judging as much as possible. Sure, we can jot down a few notes, and send the comments in an email the next day — but I think we all can agree that nothing beats hearing what the judges have to say in real time.<\/p>\n

Below is our very first Google Hangout judging session for the Ceramics Design Challenge. The judges we invited to spill their expertise onto the table about each individual piece were Joanna Hawley, a designer and the voice behind the blog\u00a0Jojotastic<\/a>, and our Assistant Buyer, Hannah Weber. (Gaby<\/a> and I joined in on the fun by moderating the conversation and putting in our two cents when we felt it was needed.) \u00a0Be sure to watch and see who our Ceramics Design Challenge winner is!<\/p>\n