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Carpets and rugs played a traditionally central role this year, something enhanced by the sheer range of examples available and the level of innovation coming on to the market
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Carpets played a major role this year - all types, shapes and sizes, from the most exotic to the practical and the downright innovative. Among the many categories were hand-made and machine-made products comprising both carpets, mats and rugs right the way through to related products such as artifi cial lawns. All of this is helped by an emerging number of young designers
constantly bringing new ideas to the hand-made craft. A number of manufacturers are reworking antique carpets using a range of modern processes. But for everyone, hand-made carpets remain one of the most visual and tactile attractions at every Domotex. Machine-made woven carpets remain in great demand and off er many advantages: they are manufactured much faster than hand- woven products, making them cheaper to produce. But this also means that the latest trends can be implemented quickly, an advantage that is inspiring manufacturers more than ever, meaning they are, quite literally, being re-fashioned over and over again in classic or modern designs. And what’s more, thanks to modern methods, they even look hand-made. What distinguishes hand-knotted, hand-woven or hand-tufted carpets are their individual characters. Material, colour and shape variations combined with diff erent production processes never fail to achieve a unique look. Hand-made carpets are more than merely functional. They serve as design elements that accentuate any room, giving it structure and creating a special atmosphere. From antique to modern and contemporary, from classic oriental rugs to leather,
fur, jeweled and decorative carpets – the hand-made carpet is an ancient cultural asset, yet one that will always manage to stay up-to-date. Then there are the various functional additions, such as mats and clean- off systems which have also featured prominently. On display were both textile clean-off products – available either off the roll or as mats – and the sort of entrance mat systems suitable for the sort of buildings that endure heavy use. All of them were complemented by fl oor protection mats, rubber mats with a high cleaning eff ect for outdoor use, bath mats and natural coconut fi bre mats. The products were more resilient,
stable and durable than ever. As well as high-quality systems, more cost- effi cient solutions were represented; all of them not only highly practical, but employed for decorative purposes, thanks to their use of the latest materials and colour trends.
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