- Built NY Inc
Built NY Inc, also known as BUILT, is located in the SOHO neighborhood of
New York City . BUILT designs totes, bags, and housewares. Started in2002 , the privately held company [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/05/business/05sbiz.html The 'Build a Better Mousetrap' Path to Growth - New York Times ] ] , is best known for its use of the materialNeoprene [ [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6588706 Gadget Design Gurus Pick for Grating and Wine : NPR ] ] and its product Design Team's work. BUILT was awarded goldInternational Design Excellence Awards in 2004 and 2005 respectively for its [http://www.builtny.com/VGCMS/vg_root/site_root/showPage.php?pageID=1566 Two Bottle Tote] and [http://www.builtny.com/VGCMS/vg_root/site_root/showPage.php?pageID=1569 Lunch Tote] designs respectively [ [http://www.idsa.org/idea/idea2005/g1256.htm byo lunchbag ] ] .Intellectual Property
BUILT is often cited for its efforts in Intellectual Property rights for small businesses and has over 180
patents and registrations in process, or issued, around the globe. [ [http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/feb2006/id20060209_065935.htm Toting a Trademark ] ]Products and Designs
Since its first product launch, BUILT has expanded its line into five core areas: Totes (lunch bags, wine carriers, reusable shopping bags); Electric (laptop sleeves, computer bags, phone cases); Home (corkscrews, ice buckets, wine collars) Baby (bibs, bottle totes, lunch boxes); and Munchlers (illustrated kid's lunch bags).
External links
* [http://www.Builtny.com BUILT Official Site]
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