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DESSO to sponsor Interior Design Award category at prestigious Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2008

12 September 2008

DESSO, a leading European manufacturer of carpet and carpet tiles, is supporting the Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2008 by sponsoring the Interior Design category of the Awards which will be presented at a spectacular dinner at the Dorchester Hotel, London on 23 October.

Now in their fifth year, the Emirates Glass LEAF Awards have rapidly become one of the most prestigious global architectural prizes, recognising excellence in the international architectural, design and build fields.
DESSO has been manufacturing and marketing broadloom carpet and carpet tiles for commercial and residential use, as well as artificial turf for sports applications, for almost 80 years. During this time DESSO has earned a fine reputation as a reliable partner and creative designer.
Today, DESSO has two factories located in the Netherlands and specialist customer service centres throughout Europe, as well as in America, Asia, South Africa, the Middle East and Australia and has supplied flooring to the likes of Shell, BNP Paribas, Ernst & Young, KPMG and Siemens.
DESSO  has recently opened a new London showroom facility at 23-25 Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell and as part of a forward thinking sustainability policy have committed to the Cradle 2 Cradle design under the stewardship of Professor Dr Michael Braungart and EPEA (Environmental Protection and Encouragement Agency).
Open to all companies, technologies and individuals the world over, who have made an outstanding contribution to the world of architecture and design, the Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2008 continue to set the benchmark for the buildings of today and tomorrow. Among previous winners have been ARB Bank, Saudi Arabia; America's Cup Foredeck Building, Valencia, Spain; The Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; Qantas First Lounge, Sydney; Kensington Oval, Barbados; Young Vic Theatre, London; Watercube National Swimming Centre, Beijing; China, and The Green Building, Manchester.

David Smith, Sales & Marketing Director UK/ROI commented: " DESSO are proud to sponsor such a prestigious international event that celebrates the world's finest architecture and building design."

Simona Kastly,  Emirates Glass LEAF Project Manager commented; "The awards recognise the strategic importance, impact and, above all, the innovation and practical developments that both challenge and change the way we consider and evaluate the buildings of tomorrow. We are very pleased to welcome DESSO, a leading innovator in the interior design field, as a sponsor of this important award."

For further details on the awards please visit; www.leaf-awards.com or e-mail; simonakastly@spgmedia.com.