Carpet Design Awards 2011

NEW: Competition now also open to non-exhibitors

Deadline for entries: 5 November 2010

The top designers of handmade carpets are honoured at DOMOTEX HANNOVER. Every year the Carpet Design Awards at the world's leading trade fair for the flooring sector proves a keenly anticipated highlight. Taking place from 15-18 January 2011, the next DOMOTEX marks a new departure. For the first time in its history the competition will admit manufacturers even if they are not exhibitors at the trade show. The organizers believe that this move will consolidate the reputation of the Carpet Design Awards as a highly prestigious award and the leading authority in trend-setting design across the entire handmade carpets segment.

DOMOTEX HANNOVER 2010. Carpet Design Awards, Awards ceremony. Image: Deutsche Messe Hannover

A panel of high-calibre experts will judge carpets in ten categories on the basis of key criteria, which include in particular the quality of the design, materials and crafting, as well as creativity and innovativeness. The three best entries selected in each category will be presented at DOMOTEX HANNOVER 2011. During the award ceremony held on 16 January 2011 the winners placed first in each category will receive prize money amounting to 1,000 Euros. The deadline for submitting entries to this important competition is 5 November 2010. Conditions of entry, application forms and information about the panel of judges can be found online at www.domotex.de/cda_e.

The judges:
John W. Bain (UK), Director of Brinton's Global Commercial Design
Montse Cuesta (ES), Editor in chief, Architectural Digest (Spanish edition)
James A. Ffrench (USA), Director Beauvais Carpets
Ewald Schlögl (A), Buyer with XXXLutz KG
David Sorgato (IT), founder of the Michail Gallery

The categories:
01 Best Modern Design Standard
02 Best Modern Design Superior
03 Best Modern Design Deluxe
04 Best Traditional Nomadic Design / Ethnic Superior
05 Best Traditional Nomadic Design / Ethnic Deluxe
06 Best Traditional Urban Design /Workshop Carpets
07 Best Old / Antique Carpet
08 Best Collection Modern
09 Best Collection Traditional
10 Best Innovation

Further Information:
www.domotex.de/cda_e