PPB August 2021

Embroidery II GOLD WINNER Vantage Apparel Avenel, New Jersey This high-energy logo uses fun embroidery techniques and expert digitizing to bring The Shredheadz characters to the main stage. Vantage Apparel’s use of 90,000-plus stitches, including applique and metallic thread, plus the details, colors and textures combine to create show-stopping merchandise. SILVER WINNER Terry Town San Diego, California The University of California Santa Barbara swim team chose Terry Town’s Grab-n-Go Travel Blanket as its item of choice to display school pride. The bag features a 60,000-stitch-count logo of the school mascot with impeccable detail. Color gradients and the use of multiple thread colors bring this menacing mascot to life, proving embroidery is still a sought-after decoration technique. Etching/Engraving/Laser GOLD WINNER A+Wine Designs National City, California A+ Wine Designs turned a paper wine label into a large-format, etched design. The bottle was sand-carved, sprayed with an ivory PMS-matched enamel paint, then using mocha enamel hand-painting with a unique capping technique to achieve a design with both sass and flair. FEATURE | PPAI Pyramid Awards In Supplier Decorating 28 | AUGUST 2021 |