The Carpet Design Awards celebrate exceptionally well-designed, high-quality hand-made carpets. The CDA, widely regarded as the world’s most prestigious award for hand-made rugs and carpets, is in its tenth year but will now be staged for the first time under the umbrella of Innovations@DOMOTEX.
At the end of November an international jury made up of experts from the design professions and the carpet sector selected the best entries from eight categories. More than 250 designer pieces from 23 countries were submitted for the coveted award, and 25 have now made it through to the finals. These chosen few will be showcased in stylish settings at the DOMOTEX.
Category 1: Best Studio Artist Design carpets
My Secret Garden (Ayka Design)
Carpet Rich Flower (Hebe)
Frozen (Beate von Harten)
Category 2: Best Modern Design Superior
Kaleidoscope (Choudhary Exports)
Waves of Colour (Naziri)
Waves of Colour (Makalu Design)
Category 3: Best Modern Design Deluxe
Moon (Jan Kath Design)
Tunnel (Floor to Heaven)
Heart No. 1, Original (Rug Star by Juergen Dahlmanns)
Category 4: Best Traditional Design
Classic Revival (Art Resources)
Bidjar (Wool and Silk)
Ariana Wintage: Tabriz Design 110 (Ariana Rugs)
Silver Velvet (Tissage)
Category 5: Best Transitional Design
Amber – Handknotted Rug (Obeetee Private)
Massal (Naziri)
Nouveau Tabriz (Naziri)
Category 6: Best Modern Collection
Billboards (Jan Kath Design)
Skin of Civilization (Rug Star by Juergen Dahlmanns)
Steppe Collection (Wool and Silk)
Category 7: Best Traditional Collection
Ceche-Sexe (Jan Kath Design)
The Great Gatsby (Rug Star by Juergen Dahlmanns)
Modernist Killim Collection (Zollanvari)
Category 8: Best Innovation
Circles of Life (Ayka Design)
Massal Collection (Edelgrund)
Duerer Melancholia (Rug Star by Juergen Dahlmanns)
