Changes: Mark Ruffin

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Mark Ruffin is a puppet builder, stylist, and the founder of MRCO Studio™ a creative services company. Recently, Mr.Ruffin formed “Black Dolls Matter,” a social and educational advocacy campaign with the mission to improve doll testing results within early childhood development and Pre-K programs through various community symposiums, workshops, and outreach programs. Mr. Ruffin has won a Daytime Emmy™ award for costume design during his tenure at The Jim Henson Company™.

Credits

Sesame Street, Muppet builder/ designer
The Animal Show, Muppet builder
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Suess, Muppet builder
Muppet Treasure Island, Muppet builder
The Big Bear, Muppet designer/ builder
The Muppets Make Puppets!, Contributor
The Muppets Big Book of Crafts, Contributor

External links

MRCO Studio Official Website

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+Mark Ruffin is a puppet builder, stylist, and the founder of MRCO Studio™ a creative services company. Recently, Mr.Ruffin formed “Black Dolls Matter,” a social and educational advocacy campaign with the mission to improve doll testing results within early childhood development and Pre-K programs through various community symposiums, workshops, and outreach programs. Mr. Ruffin has won a Daytime Emmy™ award for costume design during his tenure at The Jim Henson Company™.
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-'''Mark Ruffin''' has spent his lifetime turning pieces of fabric into works of art. The [[Daytime Emmy Awards|Daytime Emmy Award-winner]] has created memorable works for television, film and [[Broadway]].
+* ''[[Sesame Street]]'', Muppet builder/ designer
+* The Animal Show, Muppet builder
-Raised in Philadelphia, Ruffin went on to earn a degree in fashion design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.
+* The Wubbulous World of Dr. Suess, Muppet builder
+* Muppet Treasure Island, Muppet builder
-Ruffin made his mark designing and building characters, costumes and props at [[The Jim Henson Company]]. In his first year at [[the Muppet Workshop]], he build well-known characters such as [[Prairie Dawn]] and designed the costumes that defined [[Slimey|Slimy Worm's]] family, work that earned Ruffin an Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design. A second and third Emmy nomination would follow for the 1994 and 1995 seasons of ''[[Sesame Street]]''. His work for ''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]'' on Nickelodeon earned him a fourth Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design and Styling in 1998.
+* The Big Bear, Muppet designer/ builder
+* ''[[The Muppets Make Puppets!]]'', Contributor
-As the millennium approached, Ruffin turned his attention to designing for the entertainment industries. As a designer, Ruffin created extravagant costumes for some of the greatest stars of our time, including Lil’ Kim, Janet Jackson, [[Jill Scott]] and Mary J. Blige. His designs from this period helped shape the image of music videos.
-As a doll artist, among his notable achievements was the creation of the Princess Diana Birthday Commemorative Doll in 1998. The doll, created for the Alexander Doll Company of [[New York]], was an immediate hit, selling 10,000 units in its first week of release and going on to become the number-one selling doll for the fall of 1998. His craftsmanship also caught the attention of [[Hollywood]] and book publishers: figures designed by Ruffin were featured in the M. Night Shaymalan feature film Unbreakable. In addition to his inclusion in the book Black Dolls: Proud, Bold and Beautiful, a collection of works by 50 international doll artists.
-In 2000, Ruffin returned to [[Philadelphia]], where he opened Mark Ruffin Studio to contribute to the growing art and film scene of the city. He immediately gained international recognition when Seagram Americas ABSOLUT Vodka selected him as its Designer of Choice in the City of Philadelphia for an international show of African fashion design. Ruffin’s commissioned work now resides in the ABSOLUT archive in [[Sweden]].
-In 2008, Ruffin established MRCO Studio, a design laboratory located in the heart of The City of Philadelphia. Under Ruffin’s creative direction, MRCO's team of artisans fabricates original fights of fantasy. The company services art, entertainment, fashion and gift industries through a variety of services ranging from consulting to product development.
-==Credits==
-* ''[[Sesame Street]]'', Puppet builder and designer
-* ''[[The Muppets Make Puppets]]'', Contributor
 * ''[[The Muppets Big Book of Crafts]]'', Contributor
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.kingofplush.com King of Plush]
 * [http://www.mrcostudio.com MRCO Studio Official Website]
 [[Category: Designers|Ruffin, Mark]]