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CONFERENCE HALL CARPETING
In the conference halls, the ground is covered with wooden The carpet’s weight (4.5 kg/m²) and the large size of the
floor but a tufted merinos wool carpeting covers all passageways sections make it possible not to glue them. For splices between
surrounding tables. the various sections, both edges were cut onsite beforehand
to ensure perfect fitting and are assembled using underside
In fact, this carpeting is a real tapestry whose cardboard was single face tape. This delicate operation requires a high level
created by Georges Meurant (see also “Colours in space”, p. 110 of expertise from qualified fitters.
and “Inducing setting activity”, p. 112), on an elliptical basis (and
not square like ceilings), following table lines. Besides its artistic qualities, this work has a great practical
advantage in terms of maintenance. Whenever any of the
This carpeting was made in Turkey. A digital control operated trapezia is damaged, all that is required is to cut it off with a
knotter was used rather than having to struggle to assemble Stanley knife and replace it with an identical trapezia fixed with
trapezia of various sizes together. Based on graphic files tape. The unavoidable colour differences between the old and
prepared from the artist’s specifications and providing the new elements will not show as all adjacent colours are different.
geometry and various colours references, the carpets were
made in large sections, perfectly flat and easy to put together
round the tables.
