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CurrentSelected examples excluding private residences Dilana rug state recipients include Pope John Paul II, the late Rajiv Gandhi, HRH Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York, President Bill Clinton, the President of Turkey, The Prince WalesOther rug commissions.Lord of the Rings film sets, Government House, NZ Embassies & Official Residences, Victoria & Harvard Universities, various hotels Carpet Commission's PublicGovernment House Wellington, Parliamentary Select Committee Rooms, Wellington Town Hall, Michael Fowler Centre, Manukau City Council Building, various schools & libraries Carpet Commission Non Public.Air NZ First Class Lounges, Auckland International Airport, St Georges Hospital, Clyde Quay Apartments, Chaffers Dock Apartments, ACC head & provincial offices , Wynn Williams Office Building. THL Offices, various hospitality venues Hugh Bannerman manages Dilana to realise the highest aspiration and pure essence of contemporary design experience. Creative collaboration with artists, designers & architects combined with an exceptional appreciation of quality and understanding of carpet mediums has been the key driver of business sustainability and success.Dilana is underpinned by extensive technical research and skill in all methods and materials used to hand make or manufacture carpets and rugs.Initial research and development grew from technical assistance provided by The Wool Research Organization of New Zealand and since the late 1990’s assisted by world renowned carpet manufacturing facilities of Tai Ping & Carpets International.Dilana's original philosophy embraces principles of both art and function: "We will facilitate an ongoing study of textile imagery for the floor, its aesthetic function within a given environment and the artistic properties of the textile within its own parameters. The medium is the hand-tufted woollen textile." Hugh Bannerman, 1987A decade later this same philosophy extended into manufactured carpeting.
