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Etsy Insights: Etsy Design Awards Preparation
Hi everyone!
We’re AdrianMartinus, last year’s winners of the Etsy Design Awards!
Our company consists of brothers Adrian and Martinus Pool, and Anne Tranholm Pool.
We were founded back in 2012. As carpenters we were frustrated with the construction material waste we encountered on worksites. And being skateboarders, we set out to incorporate recycling skateboards.
We started working in our parent’s garage and turning recycled wood and skateboards (donated by friends and local skate shops) into products. Today, working with skateboards has become our main focus and the material that steers our design aesthetic. We have grown into a fully integrated design studio and our company now houses two brands.
AdrianMartinus focuses on handcrafted, custom-built furniture, art and exclusive homewares. And Pool Product Design, a collaboration with Danish artist and designer Anne Tranholm, offers small-batch home goods, décor, and accessories at accessible price points.
Our winning design was our Stackton credenza!
Here are a few tips on how we prepared our entry for the Awards:
Photos
We prepared the listing by using all ten listing photos, including styled scene shots, detail shots from different angles, and by adding a quick process video of how we make our credenzas. Listing videos are a great idea to show your process in a dynamic way, so we would definitely recommend using that feature!
Listing description
A short intriguing description that outlines your product’s features to start, is a great way to introduce your item! Remember to include your product’s material(s) and dimensions in the ‘Highlights’ section of the listing. It definitely doesn’t hurt to outline this info in the listing description too.
Branding
Have a look through the overall look of your shop. Are your products and photos cohesive and do you have a shop banner that represents your shop nicely? Fill out your About section, use the photo and listing video options, as well as Etsy’s ‘Updates’ feature. Perhaps you want to feature some highlights of the product you enter for the Awards, to showcase your process or detail shots!
How are you all getting your shops ready for this year's Etsy Design Awards?
Thank you!
Image credit: Jeremy Fokkens
Rujingprintingart
·5 years agoThanks for sharing, it is very useful for me, a newbie who just joined ETSY
Sandbanksjewellery
·5 years agoI love the idea of reused skateboards. What a great present idea for my husband! Thats Christmas sorted!
ChillwolfArt
·5 years agoI'm not considering entering the Design Awards. But wanted to say your Shop is gorgeous; Many Congratulations on winning last year, as well as your success!
MyRayneDesign
·5 years agoA late yet current celebratory congratulations for last year's win, but even more so on your continued efforts in recycling, up cycling and production of such beautiful pieces! I applaud and thank you for your insight and share. Here's to much more success in the future!
FairyGardenHandmade
·5 years agogood idea ! thank you
SineadBuckney
·5 years agoIs it important that the listing you enter is one that has many favourites/ has been purchased from your store or been reviewed?
TheVintageChaser
·5 years agoNo, but my entry has generated a high number of visits and view since 6/24.
https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/TheVintageChaser/tools/listings/page:3/1006954949
ANLUBB
·5 years ago¡¡¡Many congratulations!!!for this award, thank you for your tips, they are very useful. The project and work is amazing!
RosecjewelsStore
·5 years agoHey congrats!!! how can I take part in the awards?
PanyArtGallery
·5 years agoCongratulation! İ wanna take part, how ıt possibie?
DesertChains
·5 years agoCongratulations!
I’m taking your advice to heart. Need to make a few last minute updates to my listing and shop.
NiciLaskin
·5 years agocongrats on winning well deserved ... as for putting mine into enter ... its a no ... I did since the first one and learned fairly quickly that my items are not good enough
ChillwolfArt
·5 years ago@NiciLaskin
"Not good enough"? Strike that right now. With over 53,000, your beautiful Shop speaks for itself; Congratulations on your success!
CreativeMassbyBhoomi
·5 years ago@AdrianMartinus Many congratulations!!!
Your shop looks really very decent. Love it!
Thank you.
VintageClothesHouse
·5 years agoFor Latvia Its not available
Very sad.
NuriartDeko
·5 years agoWow looking at your shop I have a lot of work to improve my shop, thank you for your tips, they are very useful, I will work on making a video showing a little bit of my work in progress and of course I have to finish some videos of some listings.
NorthRustic
·5 years agoCongrats on winning last year, I wont enter and dont really have time for that if I had wanted to, but I enjoy seeing the winners and their story so I will check in with it here and there
MinnesotaNiceFinds
·5 years agoI want to work on improving some of my photos, as well as adding some more listings in my shop!
FabfreakShop
·5 years agoI wanna work on the same things