An “old-fashioned magnifying glass pendant” priced at 200 dollars was for sale online at googlestore.com along with a 300-dollar knit scarf in the firm’s trademark colors and “peace” T-shirts for 85 dollars each.<\/p>\n
The pieces were the work of emerging designers who last year were asked to come up with “one-of-a-kind” items inspired in some way by Google, whether it be the firm’s colors, technology or mission.<\/p>\n
The designs resulted from an annual fund-raising event by fashion magazine Vogue and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).<\/p>\n
“Last October, we transformed 10 of the finalists’ designs into iGoogle Artists themes,” Google product marketing manager Michaela Prescott said in a blog post, referring to the iGoogle personalized homepage that users can manipulate or design to their liking.<\/p>\n
“While we loved seeing fashion meet iGoogle, we wanted to see these pieces in person — and wear them!” Google had its favorite designs customized for “a broader audience” and will have them available for purchase “for a limited time,” according to Prescott. Proceeds will go to the Vogue\/CFDA fund for nascent designers.<\/p>\n
“Search is at the heart of everything Google does,” Waris Ahulwalia said of his inspiration for the sterling silver magnifying glass pendant.<\/p>\n
He crafted a “1” into the clasp of the pendant chain of 100 zero-shaped links to represent the “Googol” number on which the search engine’s name is based.<\/p>\n
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