Aria Curameng Named Winner of the Bliss Kids Arts Festival

PRLog (Press Release) - Jun 29, 2009 -
Blissliving Home is thrilled to announce the winner of the Bliss Kids Arts Festival - eleven year old Aria Curameng from Fort Washington, Maryland.

Aria’s winning design is a composition of Thai inspired elements including a Buddha head, a warrior, an elephant, and exotic birds in a bright color story of red, purple, blue, yellow, and green. Created in pointillism style, small distinct dots of color create the impression of a wide selection of other colors and color blending.

“The moment I first saw Aria’s creation I thought we had a winning design”, said Mei Xu, Creator and CEO of Blissliving Home http://www.blisslivinghome.com. “The composition of motifs is amazing, and the layering of color is simply extraordinary.”

Aria, who learnt about the Bliss Kids Arts Festival from a cousin, said her dad introduced her to pointillism and showed her how to layer primary colors to create secondary colors. For her design submission she wanted to create light and shadow and decided to apply the pointillism technique.

“Aria’s design skills are truly extraordinary,” added Amber Levy, Blissliving Home Design Manager. “She will definitely go places in the design world. This kind of talent will only continue to grow.”

The winning artwork was selected from nearly one hundred submissions. The design will be adopted for a special duvet set to be featured in the Blissliving Home Spring 2010 Collection (launching in January 2010) which will be sold via an online boutique, printed catalogue and select premium retailers around the globe. Ten percent of orders placed on the duvet set will be donated to Children’s National Medical Center http://www.childrensnational.org/ , one of the best pediatric hospitals in the United States. Aria Curameng will receive two sets of her very own bedding.

A national bedding design competition for children, the Bliss Kids Arts Festival was hosted by Blissliving Home in association with Children’s National Medical Center. Boys and girls twelve years of age and under were invited to submit original art inspired by the “Kingdom of Smiles” – the beautiful country of Thailand. The event was launched on April 1 and ended on May 31, 2009.

Mei Xu and the Blissliving Home team thank all participants for making the Bliss Kids Arts Festival http://www.blisslivinghome.com/contest.php such an exciting and successful event, and congratulate winning artist Aria Curameng.

About Blissliving Home:
Established in 2007, Blissliving Home is the interior lifestyle brand for the stylish consumer seeking modern design with a global influence. Everything we create is specially designed to stimulate the senses – from the bold graphics of our signature duvet sets to the unexpected details of our luxurious array of sheets and evocative home fragrances. Visit us at www.blisslivinghome.com.

About Children’s National Medical Center:
Children's National Medical Center, located in Washington, D.C., is a proven leader in the development of innovative new treatments for childhood illness and injury. Children’s has been serving the nation's children for more than 135 years. Children’s National is proudly ranked among the best pediatric hospitals in America by US News & World Report and the Leapfrog Group. Visit Children’s National Medical Center at www.childrensnational.org.

For more information please contact:
Mareike Finck - mfinck@blisslivinghome.com - 301.816.4224 x 233
Stephanie Tait - stait@blisslivinghome.com - 301.816.4224 x 285

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