Carpet Design Awards Presented at Domotex

Hannover, Germany, Jan. 18, 2010--Carpet Design Awards (CDA) were presented Sunday at the Domotex trade show.

Offering prize money amounting to 10,000 Euros, the Carpet Design Awards celebrate exceptional design, originality and quality in the market segment “Hand-made carpets”.

A total of 124 carpets from 15 countries were entered in the competition for this year’s competition. A panel of judges comprising internationally acclaimed experts selected the winning entries from the 30 carpets that went through to the final round.

Category 1: Best Modern Design Standard
Chuk Palu Rugs, Burya

Category 2: Best Modern Design Superior
Zollanvari AG, Mirage

Category 3: Best Modern Design Deluxe
Theo Keller GmbH, Mosaic

Category 4: Best Traditional Nomadic Design Superior
Hanif Sons (Pvt) Ltd, Quicksand Caricature

Category 5: Best Traditional Nomadic Design Deluxe
Creation Roesner, Mrirt

Category 6: Best Traditional Workshop/Formal Design
Woven Legends, Inc./Özkent Hali, Tabriz

Category 7: Best Old/Antique Carpet
SMY (Amin Motamedi), Bijar rug

Category 8: Best Collection Modern
Jan Kath GmbH, Radi Deluxe Collection

Category 9: Best Collection Traditional
Woven Legends, Inc./Özkent Hali, Shirvan Collection

Category 10: Best Innovation
Angel Trading, On the Rocks