Milliken - Live Brief Competition

  • Zak Reilly

I participated in a live brief competition organised by Milliken to produce a floor covering solution suitable for a high-profile and contemporary retail space. I was awarded second place, which included working with the design team at Milliken to develop my designs and visiting their manufacturing facility to see three of my winning designs produced onto carpet tiles. This project is important as it represents the range of approaches I take in my practice. In creating these designs, I worked with ceramics, metal patination, and printmaking to produce a variety of textures and lettering. However, the early designs were created using blocks of abandoned wood and a pile of old maps which just shows how much you can make with very little. https://www.leeds-art.ac.uk/news-events/news/textile-design-student-collaborates-with-innovative-flooring-company/