Zune Celebrates Mother Nature with New Spring Zune Originals Designs
Matriarch inspired collection of laser engraved artwork available at ZuneOriginals.net
REDMOND, WA — April 14, 2009 — Starting today, Zune Originals, the online customization store that lets people personalize Zune players with detailed laser engraving, is releasing a new collection of spring designs that select artists created to celebrate the matriarch just in time for Mother’s Day. The spring collection features designs from three artists, APAK, Carolina Melis and Linn Olofsdotter and will only be available at ZuneOriginals.net through May 11.
Additionally, each artist’s handpicked playlists will accompany their design and will be available for download on Zune Marketplace. New Zune users can check out the playlists for free with a 14-day Zune Pass trial.
Artists in the spring collection include:
APAK – this Portland-based husband and wife duo create colorful paintings that explore the beauty, mystery and magic of life through adventures of curious creatures living in utopian environments. Their tree-like design is featured on the pink device below; to them, celebrating the Matriarch means celebrating nature, creativity, music, love and the gift of time.
Carolina Melis – an Italian-born illustrator whose artwork explores concepts of life cycles and relationships, with a subtle hint of romance. Carolina created the tapestry-like design featuring birds on the green device below.
Linn Olofsdotter – an illustrator whose art is described as emotional and surreal created the colorful Queen Bee matriarch by digitally combining hand-drawn images with other elements and textures. Linn’s design is shown on the blue device below.
Family shot of new Zune Originals Spring Collection
About Zune Originals
Zune Originals is the premium Zune purchasing experience. It’s an online customization store where consumers can personalize Zune players by choosing the color and size of their device and selecting exclusive artwork and text that can be laser engraved onto the back of the player. Artwork in the Zune Originals collection is available in three series: Artist Series, Zodiac Series and Tattoo Series that feature designs from world-famous artists. Visit the Zune Originals design studio at http://www.zuneoriginals.net.
