Warp & Weft is delighted to announce its sponsorship of Contemporary Creations – A Rug Design Competition for The Fashion Institute of Technology’s upper division Textile/Surface Design Program students as part of their “Custom Rug and Carpet Design” class taught by instructor / rug designer Deborah Hernandez. The submitted work will satisfy the students’ first project requirement for the Fall 2011 semester. Contestants, who will submit a contemporary design in an open medium, are being given total freedom in expressing ideas for pattern and colors.
Project/Submissions are due on October 7th and soon after will be judged by a diverse panel of professionals:
Annie Block Articles Editor, Interior Design Magazine
Patti Carpenter President / Creative Director, Continuum Home Inc. and Carpenter + Company
Mary Foley & Michael Cox Founding Principals, Foley & Cox Interiors
Carol Litt Professor at FIT, Textile / Surface Design
Michael Mandapati Founder / Creative Director, Warp & Weft
David Mann Founding Partner, MR Architecture + Decor
Rena Sussman Silverman Adjunct associate professor at FIT, Textile / Surface Design
Bob Zaccaria Founder, Zaccaria Associates
The first place winner will receive $500 and an opportunity to interpret the design into a 6’x9’ hand-woven rug made in Warp & Weft signature 100 knots quality. The second place winner and three runners-up will receive cash prizes.
We believe it is important to foster new talents, and are happy to provide an opportunity for soon-to-be-designers to show their best through innovative concepts in the world of contemporary rug design.
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