Friday, December 11, 2015
The finalists of the Carpet Design Awards 2016 have now been named. In November, a jury nominated the best handmade designer carpets for the final round of the international competition. Presented in eight categories, the Carpet Design Awards honour the outstanding quality and design of the world’s best carpets. The number of entrants was particularly high this year, with a total of 320 carpets from 21 countries submitted (2015: 250 entrants). 24 carpets have made it through to the final round and will be on display at DOMOTEX from 16 to 19 January. The categories range from studio artist, classic/traditional and modern designs to best innovation. The winners of each category will be formally announced on 17 January 2016 in the Innovations@DOMOTEX area.
The highest international accolade for modern handmade carpets will be awarded at DOMOTEX for the eleventh time. Since 2015 the competition has been held as part of Innovations@DOMOTEX. Chaired by British designer Michael Sodeau, the jury selected carpets that unite design and craftsmanship in an outstanding way. The carpets and rugs were judged on their design and design concept, material, execution, structure, quality, sustainability and branding. “Judging for the Carpet Design Awards was particularly difficult this year as there were so many high-quality entrants,” said Michael Sodeau. “A trend seems to be emerging for more texture to be knotted and woven into the carpets such that they make a more physical than visual statement. The trend is more towards overall texture rather than artistic design as in the past.”
In addition to Michael Sodeau, the five-strong jury comprises the New York based author and design journalist Linda O’Keeffe; Ross Urwin, the founder of Infrastructure, Hong Kong; Michael Pourvakil, the founder of Weavers Art, Toronto; and Jochen Ehresmann, head of the carpet department at Munich furniture store Bohmer!
An overview is available here.
Categories, nominated carpets and designs
01 Best Studio Artist Design
o Re Orient, Studio Brieditis & Evans
o Squeeze, Studio Brieditis & Evans
o Beauty, Ayka Design
02 Best Modern Design Superior
Crystallized: Ice, Creative Matters Inc
o Aleph, Naziri OHG
o Emerald 1, Art Resources
03 Best Modern Design Deluxe
o Electric Taupe, Hossein Rezvani Design OHG
o New Orleans from Bruno Moinard, Chevalier
edition
o Taittu, Free Verse, Jaipur Rugs Company Pvt. Ltd.
04 Best Traditional Design
o Yildiz, – OZ Kent Hali
o Marta Stripe, Rug and Kelim
o Suzani, Wool & Silk
05 Best Transitional Design
o Secret Garden, Naziri OHG
o Reflection, Choudhary Exports
o Persy from Samuel Accoceberry, Chevalier edition
Best Modern Collection
o Origami Collection, Ayka Design
o Free Verse, Jaipur Rugs Company Pvt. Ltd.
o Landscapes Collection, Wool & Silk
07 Best Traditional Collection
o Sumak Spezial, Theo Keller GmbH
o Pine Garden, Rug Star GmbH
o Ottoman Collection, Wool & Silk
08 Best Innovation
o Glow, Zollanvari AG
o Stereogram, Thibault Van Renne BVBA
o Canvas, Papilio by Prado Rugs N.V
Tags: carpet design award, domotex, Innovations@DOMOTEX
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