NEW YORK - The annual ICFF Editor's Choice Award winners have been announced in 11 categories, and the winner in the carpet and flooring category (which includes area rugs) is five-year-old California-based boutique rug maker Lindstrom Rugs.  "The show has been amazing for us.  And even more so to be recognized with this award," said owner Eric Lindstrom who designed the Ink Blot rug and others at ICFF.

Presenting at ICFF for the first time, the company presented a range of artistic hand-knotted Tibetan rugs, including Inkblot and Epidermis, and the nature inspired Douglas Fir, an abstracted interpretation of this classic evergreen. The rugs are crafted from Himalayan wool and Chinese silk, blending both among two different pile heights to create a three-dimensional texture.  They show at Booth 1048.

Each year, ICFF convenes the industry's top editors and invites them to scout the floor of the Javits Center, then choose the best of the best of the year’s design crop.

Judges for the 2015 awards were:

- Caroline Williamson, Design Milk

- Spencer Bailey, Surface

- David Dick-Agnew, Azure

- Amanda Dameron, Dwell

- Annie Block, Interior Design

- Chantal Hamaide, Intramuros

- Paul Makovsky, Metropolis

- Christopher Hyland & Kyle Marshall, Hyland Magazine

Categories awarded included:

- New Designer

- Furniture

- Seating

- Carpet and Flooring

- Lighting

- Outdoor Furniture

- Wall Coverings

- Accessories

- Textiles

- Kitchen and Bath

- School

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