Seminars

This session will explore seven emerging trends in the commercial and institutional carpet markets, to demonstrate the shape, pattern and eco-effectiveness of things to come. An appreciation of these trends led to the creation of Shaw Contract Group’s Design Lab, devoted to products that ask: What if carpet was unbound by convention? Trends and patterns include:
• Eco-uture
• Invented Tradition
• Fantasy
• Origami
• Armorial
• Skeletal
• Self Indulgence

Speaker: Reesie Duncan is creative director for Shaw Contract Group, in Dalton, Georgia. Her passion for architecture and design has helped Shaw evolve into a comprehensive commercial-carpet brand. As a result of her work, the company has received numerous awards for its carpet collections, including Best of NeoCon awards for Dressed to Kill, Flux and L7, the Solutia DOC award for Flux, and the Invista Product Innovation award for Joie de Vivre. Reesie directs the Workplace, Professional Services and Healthcare/Education design studios. She holds a BA in textile engineering from Auburn University.