Smile
Smile Business card holder by Ari Korolainen is a winner of the 2017 Bronze A' Design Award in Fashion and Travel Accessories Design.
Smile is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a much prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness.
Explore This Amazing WorkSmile Business card holder
Smile is a simple business card holder with an interactive function. It is not just a regular holder for your business cards, but also an icebreaker, a fun conversation starter with a plain yet practical design. Pulling the band makes the cards automatically pop out, and the holder is closed again by putting the cards back in. The mechanism is simple yet convenient in its ease of use. The holder is made of durable recycled leather, and is available in several colors.
Featured Design
Smile by Ari Korolainen
Core Functionality
Business card holder
Accolades
Fashion and Travel Accessories Design Award Winner in 2017.
Bronze Winner
Smile Business card holder
Smile is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a much prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Smile is expected to be a highly-regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Smile splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
Winner Designer
Ari Korolainen
Ari Korolainen is a Finnish architect and designer who was one of the first designers who used recycled materials in his designs. 1985 he started to make cases and stationery products of recycled cardboard. Today he also uses recycled leather commonly in his designs. Good design and environmentally friendly materials can be seen in his Private Case stationery collection. Now, 30 years later, Private Case is a large collection of stationery products and Korolainen is known as Mr Private Case. Furniture design is his another ambition.
View Winner ProfileWinner Brand
Private Case
Private Case makes high quality stationery products. Private Case products are known for their simple yet smart design and the use of recycled materials. All products are designed and made in Lahti, Finland.
View Brand ProfileRead The Inside Story
Discover in-depth story of the Smile, a Business card holder designed by the highly esteemed Ari Korolainen, awarded with the very prestigious A' Fashion and Travel Accessories Design Award. Explore more about the intricate details and the story behind this unique Business card holder now.
Smile Business card holderResources for Journalists
Press Kit Downloads
Download the comprehensive press kit for Smile, including high-resolution images, press releases, and detailed work descriptions. Get all the essential materials you need to create compelling stories about the award-winning Smile Business card holder.
Press Releases
Read the official press release announcing Smile as a winner of the prestigious A' Design Award. The award-winner press release provides an overview of the Smile Business card holder's unique features, innovation, and impact.
Media Showcase
Explore the media showcase dedicated to Smile at Design|Newsroom, gain easy access to a wide range of media assets, including high-resolution images, videos, and additional resources related to the award-winning Smile Business card holder.
Elevate Your Accessory Brand with the A' Design Award
Gain Global Recognition, Boost Credibility, and Attract New Customers and Media to Your Fashion and Travel Accessories Design
- Showcase your best fashion and travel accessories design work to a global audience
- Gain credibility and trust with prestigious awards
- Benefit from extensive media coverage and exposure
- Attract new customers and partners
- Receive expert feedback and evaluation
Private Case
"Smile Business card holder" - Bronze A' Design Award Winner
Discover Now
Join A' Design Award
Feel Good with A' Design Award : It's completely FREE to sign up for an account, Without any obligations to upload a design or nominate a work. Uploading your work is FREE, and you keep your copyrights. Getting a Preliminary Score is FREE and confidential, with no obligations to nominate. If you decide to nominate, there's a one-time fee to have your work voted by grand jury panel. If you win, there are no contractually obliged "winner fees". The comprehensive A' Design Prize is provided FREE to winners!
Sign-Up for Free Now Discover A' Design PrizePreliminary Deadline Ends in:
Don't miss the opportunity to get a FREE Preliminary Score for your design!
Get Your Free Preliminary Score NowRegister now to receive:
- Indicative and free preliminary scores
- Additional jury feedback and suggestions
- Opportunity to improve your presentation
The registration process is simple:
- Create a free account
- Upload your design for free
- Receive your Preliminary Score within a few days