More than 700.000 carpet samples will ship this year, helping architects and interior designers move closer to choosing the perfect carpet for installation into their projects.

Too often, after they've served their purpose, they are destined for the dumpster (and ultimately the landfill). Even with the development of Tryk™ sustainable sampling tools to reduce the number of samples, which is in use at Bentley Prince Street, physical samples are still important design tools, for final product selection and client presentations.

Ample Sample 2008 challenges you to "Rethink. Reuse. Upcycle", and repurpose these samples, after their usefulness to a design project, to make a design product. Winning designs will be judged upon criteria of aesthetics, purpose, ease of creation, creativity, durability, number/volume of carpet samples or Tryks used. Enter Ample Sample and create a design idea that will transform carpet samples into a fixture, a personal accessory, or any other product you dream up!
In last years entries there were furniture, desk accessories, fashion accessories and even pet toys. Everyone is eligible to enter except employees of our sponsors.

Submission is quick and easy. Register on the site then click on the “Upload Entry” button and upload an image of your final design along with PDF instructions on how to build it. We also want to know how many samples or Tryks you used. The cut-off date for entries is May 10, so don’t hesitate. If you are having problems with the site feel free to contact us.
What is the entry format?

Your entry image needs to be JPGs sized 800 x 600 pixels at 300 dpi - illustrations or digital prototypes are acceptable. We need it at this size in case members of the media want to promote your design. Last year winning designs were picked up by TreeHugger, Inhabitat, Core 77, Contract and the Financial Times of London. Your instructions need to be provided in a PDF format. Be sure they’re clear (illustrations or photos are great) so that anyone who downloads them can easily recreate your design.

The winning designs will be promoted at NeoCon World’s Trade Fair 2008, in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. Winners will also be featured in Floor Focus magazine, and of course, will have blueprints of their design made available for free download to forward-thinking design firms around the world. Qualified design leaders from this year’s sponsors will select the 10 finalists and a winner.

Competition Schedule
Submission Deadline: 16 May 2008
Finalists Announced: 30 May 2008