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THINKERS Designers and manufacturers joined everyone from artists to


scientists and university students in creating an event as rich and diverse as it was informative and inspirational


Words | World Show Media correspondents Photography | Domotex


They came. They saw. They inspired. And what’s more, they delivered, in ways that only such a wide range of skills, outlooks and infl uences could. The result was a blaze of colour and innovation driven by key individuals and companies at the top of their game. Take the artist Serena Garcia Dalla Venezia from Chile, for example. She used textile fi bres to create a colourful landscape of abstract fl owers and plants, resulting in a textile oasis that stretched from fl oor to wall. At a group stand uniting Aquafi l with Sarawagi Rugs, a manufacturer of hand-knotted Nepalese carpets, visitors were able to see innovation and craftsmanship based on the use of Econyl fi bres manufactured from recycled fi shing nets and carpets to create a carpet designed by British designer Isobel Morris. Stefany invited visitors into a tunnel to explore diff erent kinds of natural beauty via interactive installations, while Tarkett, a manufacturer


VISITORS WERE ABLE TO SEE INNOVATION AND


CRAFTSMANSHIP BASED ON THE USE OF ECONYL FIBRES MADE FROM RECYCLED FISHING NETS


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of fl oor and sporting surfaces and Uzin Utz presented their sustainable products jointly under the motto “Let’s take care of our atmosphere!” And the IVC Group from Belgium


showed its environmentally friendly luxury vinyl fl ooring that makes up Moduleo LayRed, a collection made entirely of recycled material with a particularly soft surface and a red, acoustically eff ective backing. The “paprfl oor” start-up had set itself the task of equipping fl oors in the exhibition halls both sustainably and aesthetically. In co-operation with a paper manufacturer partner, the company developed the basic material for their paper fl oors, which can be individually designed and are now available worldwide. “Warm-up” was the name of a


room-related concept developed by students at the Hannover University


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