2020-03-01 Frame

DOMOTEX

HIGHLIGHTS FROM HANNOVER’S FLOORING FAIR

LILA VALADAN THE 4 SEASONS

Seven times a winner of Domotex’s Carpet

Design Award, German-Iranian designer Lila

Valadan sees past the utility in rugs, regard-

ing them as works of art, too. The 4 Seasons

• her sixth exclusive exhibition for the trade
  fair – took visitors on a journey of ‘peace,
  virtue, harmony and chaos’, as Valadan
  explains. Four different spaces showcased
  different schools of rug design – minimalis-
  tic, geometric, floral and transitional – high-
  lighting the harmony among them.
  lilavaladan.com

STEFANIE EICHLER AND JUNI NEYENHUYS

HYDROWEAVE

Cellulose yarn is woven into square modules that

are joined together to form a spatial membrane to

create Hydroweave. Developed by Stefanie Eichler

and Juni Neyenhuys, students at the Weißensee

School of Art and Design Berlin, the responsive

textile utilizes the principle of hygroscopic move-

ment – the swelling and shrinking of natural fibres.

When exposed to water, Hydroweave’s yarns swell,

forcing the individual panels to curl and open.

kh-berlin.de

FLOOR STORY GIOVANNI

The work of London-based illustrator, ceramicist

and artist John Booth is definitively bold and car-

toonish. Floor Story captures that lively style with

Giovanni, a floor rug knotted by hand in Nepal from

wool and viscose yarns that depicts a colourful man

brought to life by Booth. Giovanni was announced as

the winner of the Best Studio Artist Design accolade

for the Carpet Design Awards at Domotex.
floorstory.co.uk

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