BEST TECHNICAL YARN - Radford Yarn Technologies, New Zealand
The award for Best Technical Yarn was given to Radford Yarn Technologies for a Variegated Wool Felt yarn in New Zealand wool. Radford Yarn Technologies, the world's largest producer of premium felted wool yarns, supplies some of the most creatively luxurious carpet yarns to the elite soft floorcoverings industry.
This new, random-dyed, 'thick & thin' felted yarn creates a beautiful variegated chunky loop texture as well as a look of faded opulence – identified with the current interior trend for high quality, 'new antique' styling. The texture and patterning of bulbous corn kernels has inspired this stunning and elegant carpet.
All the submitted yarns and accompanying carpet product developments on display received the highest praise from the industry and will be incorporated into the Wools of New Zealand's 2009 carpet trend portfolio – shown to partners around the world.
Wool Partners International Limited