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For those that saw Dave Brown flashing this book about…

The Reptile collection by Çanakkale Kalebodur & Seramik, has won an award from the Annual Design Review. 

 The Reptile Collection is produced by one of the world’s biggest ceramic manufacturers Kale Group. Çanakkale Kalebodur & Seramik is one of the group’s brands. 

Product designer Can Yalman’s tile line was inspired by the scaly skins of snakes and crocodiles. Also Yalman aimed at recalling Turkey’s ancient tradition of tiling and shingling buildings in repeated geometric patterns. The collection consists of two series named Snake and Crocodile. Each diamond-shaped snake piece has a molded central ridge, and each crocodile square a high rim; the colors and finishes are based on reptilian pelt variations.

What did the Jurors say for Reptile?

The furniture category was viewed by Dave Alhadeff, John Dunnigan and Matilda McQuaid. Dunnigan called the products ‘refreshingly unpretentious’ and about their choices, ‘the more appealing references the piece had, the more we appreciated it,’ he said.

Juror McQuaid: ‘They could easily have called this ‘teardrop’ or ‘shingle’ to appease reptile-phobes. As a grouping, with the interlocking system and overall texture this would have a transformative effect on a room.’

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