"Think Before You Write"
Auction to Benefit Riverkeeper
On May 14th, DBA launched its revolutionary 98% biodegradable pen in conjunction with Riverkeeper & The Standard, New York at an event hosted by hotelier André Balazs, author Salman Rushdie, actor/activist Matthew Modine, Alex Matthiessen of Riverkeeper, D.J. Donna D'Cruz and Brooke Geahan.
The event featured the works of 98 artists, writers, designers, and notables created using the DBA 98 Pen and Endless Notebook. Participants included Mick Jagger, Simon Critchley, Colin Firth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jenny Holzer, John McEnroe, Molly Ringwald, Salman Rushdie, Ruben & Isabel Toledo, among many more. The finished products, including sketches, short stories, poems and recipes, were sold in a silent auction to benefit Riverkeeper in their fight keep NY waterways clean.