The world’s finest designer carpets and rugs have been awarded prizes at the 2017 Carpet Design Awards, held at Domotex in Hannover, Germany. The award ceremony took place on January 15th, with winners announced in eight categories. The winners were picked from a list of 24 finalists, selected from an initial 386 entries from 21 countries. This marks the 12th successive year that Domotex has hosted the top international award for modern hand-made carpets and rugs.
Under the chairmanship of multi-award-winning carpet designer Stephanie Odegard from New York, the international jury selected carpets and rugs of outstanding design, quality and craftsmanship. Entries were judged in terms of design and design concept, materials, execution, texture, structure and quality, as well as sustainability and branding.