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Samsung Mobile and Internationally Recognized Designer Alexander Wang Reveal Industry's First Crowd-Sourced Bag to Benefit Art Start Charity
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, and New York-based designer Alexander Wang...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, and New York-based designer Alexander Wang revealed the finished product following months of collaboration with some of the industry's most creative contributors. The limited-edition Alexander Wang Wallie gym sack is the first co-created bag inspired by crowd-sourced sketches and images created using the GALAXY Note II. The bag will go on sale this August in key markets around the world and online to raise funds for Art Start, an award-winning, nationally-recognized charity that uses the arts to nurture the creative talents of at-risk children and youth. \n \n \n Continue Reading\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130821/NY67475-a)(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130821/NY67475-b)\n \n \t At the start of the year, Wang engaged a group of close friends, stylists, photographers, and others to create \"doodles\" -- an image, pattern, or a photo -- on their Samsung GALAXY Note II device. Through the active idea-capturing and immediate-sharing benefits, the celebrated New York designer then curated these sketches into one collectively-inspired final print for a unisex drawstring lambskin backpack.\n \t \"The abstract print really captures the energy of New York City,\" said Alexander Wang. \"This collaboration is a great example of how technology and style can come together in an unexpected but really meaningful way. Art Start's mission of embracing creativity and art really inspires me and I'm so excited to support them with this project.\"The GALAXY Note II is the ultimate smartphone for creative, expressive and unique individuals. Consumers can easily use the phone's simple expression tools to personalize messages with the S Pen, share calendars and contacts, write information while on a call, or share links to maps, YouTube videos and apps, making it ideal for those constantly on the move. Thanks to the GALAXY Note II's beautiful and large screen, they will also be able to see crystal clear images on a larger screen. \"T...