12102014 Innovations at Domotex Announce Carpet Design Awards 2015 Finalists

INNOVATIONS AT DOMOTEX ANNOUNCE
CARPET DESIGN AWARDS 2015 FINALISTS

HANNOVER, GERMANY - The finalists in the Carpet Design Awards 2015 presented by Innovations@Domotex have been named. These selected finalists will be showcased at the upcoming Domotex show set to take place January 17 to 20. The winners in each category will be formally announced at 4.30 p.m. on Sunday, January 18 in the Innovations@Domotex area in Hall 17.

The Carpet Design Awards are for contemporary hand-made carpets and rugs that stand out for their superior quality and unique design. More than 250 designer pieces from 23 countries were submitted for the award, and 25 have made it through to the finals. The finalists are:

Best Studio Artist Design carpets

    My Secret Garde, Ayka Design (GB)

    Carpet Rich Flower, Hebe GmbH (DE)

    Frozen, Beate von Harten (AT)

Best Modern Design, Superior

     Kaleidoscope, Choudhary Exports (IN)

    Waves of Colour, Naziri OHG (DE)

    Century Art 012 M191 LS, Makalu Design (DE)

Best Modern Design, De Luxe

    Moon, Jan Kath Design (DE)

     Tunnel, Floor to Heaven (DE)

    Heart No. 1, Original, Rug Star by Jürgen Dahlmanns (DE)

Best Traditional Design

     Classic Revival, Art Resources (US)

    Bidjar, Wool and Silk LLC (US)

     Ariana Vintage: Tabriz Design 110, Ariana Rugs Inc. (US)

     Silver Velvet, Tissage (IN)

Best Transitional Design

     Amber, Obeetee Private Limited (IN)

     Massal, Edelgrund GmbH (DE)

     Nouveau Tabriz, Naziri OHG (DE)

Best Modern Collection

     Billboards, Jan Kath Design GmbH (DE)

     Skin of Civilization, Rug Star by Jürgen Dahlmanns (DE)

      Steppe, Wool and Silk LCC (US)

Best Traditional Collection

     Cache-Sexe, Jan Kath Design GmbH (DE)

     The Great Gatsby, Rug Star by Jürgen Dahlmanns (DE)

     Modernist Kilim Collection, Zollanvari AG (CH)


Best Innovation

     Circles of Life, Ayka Design (GB)

     Massal Collection, Edelgrund GmbH (DE)

     Dürer, Melancholia, Rug Star by Jürgen Dahlmanns (DE)

The judges assessed the entries for design and design concept, materials, execution, texture and quality as well as sustainability and branding. "We have seen many examples of outstanding design work including the best that the market currently has to offer. It's all about the creative awareness that the designer brings to the carpet-making process. The years of experience in making products or carpets by hand and the extensive knowledge of these matters feed into the production process, and the result is a high-value, high-quality artifact", said Sodeau.

In addition to Sodeau the jury consists of Linda O'Kaeffe, writer and design journalist, New York; Ross Urwin, founder of Infrastructure Hong Kong; Michale Pourvakil, founder of Weavers Art, Toronto; and Jochen Ehresmann, head of the carpet department at the Böhmler furnishing house, Munich.

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