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Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona Custom-tufted (Patricia Urquiola)
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Since 1956
About Tai Ping Headquartered in Hong Kong with 14 showrooms across Europe, Asia and North America, including Tai Ping covers every sphere of the residential, corporate, boutique retail, hospitality, aviation, and yacht markets. Values At Tai Ping, we extend our cultural legacy into the present, continuing an exceptional tradition of craft and dedication to innovation in every facet of carpet design and manufacturing. This spirit of excellence is evident in each of our products and every aspect of our customers’ experience. Our foundational values of craft, respect, preservation and collaboration are further expressed by our substantial investment in environmentally sustainable practices and in our commitment to positive workforce development at the heart of our corporate planning.
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Our Platforms Our diverse range of proficiencies, wide breadth of service offerings and vertically-integrated production enable Tai Ping to effectively manage the unique demands of virtually any type of project. Expertise The techniques we utilize cover the entire spectrum of carpet manufacturing, from handmade to automated, including hand-tufting, pass-tufting, hand-knotting and weaving. From carding to spinning and dyeing to finishing, our fully-integrated manufacturing process guarantees full control over the entire production process to ensure unrivaled quality. Service Our expert design and sales teams closely oversee the entire process of creation, advising our clients at every step from conception to installation in order to ensure an efficient, satisfying collaboration and the most successful end result.
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Tai Ping Contract An extraordinary level or tailoring and collaboration Introduction Specifically aimed at the contract market, Tai Ping Contract leverages the same high quality design and material that is expected from our clientele across a broader range of constructions, to serve an expanded range of high-end interior design sectors. Products • Custom-Tufted • Pass-Tufted • Machine Tufted Wool Carpet Tile • Machine Tufted Wool Broadloom
Interior Design Market Sectors Corporate • Executive offices • Reception areas • Boardrooms • Auditoriums Retail • Boutiques • Flagship stores • Department stores • Showrooms Hospitality • Palace hotels • Boutique hotels • Serviced apartments • Exclusive resorts • Spas • Casinos • Restaurants • Lounges • Clubs Institutions • Royal & Presidential palaces • Government buildings • Theaters • Museums • Concert halls • University campuses • Places of worship
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Le Meurice, Paris Custom-tufted (Philippe Starck)
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Custom-Tufted
Custom-tufted carpets are a part of the Tai Ping brand and reputation. During Tai Ping’s early years in Hong Kong we developed the first motorized hand tufting gun. Over the decades, our technicians and hand tufters have perfected a wide range of new techniques and technologies that have enabled them to interpret our designers’ visions to create amazing three-dimensional effects. Teams of tufters work on different categories of designs. Only the most experienced artisans, with the highest level of training and experience, work on the most complex carpet patterns.
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MATERIALS • Wool • Nylon • Steele • Glosilk • Lurex • Field
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Pass-Tufted
Like other custom-tufting, tufts are inserted into a backing material, but instead of using a single needle to stitch one tuft at a time, the pass machine has an 18-inch row of needles (usually about 8-10 needles per inch). The backing material is fed through the machine to create a long strip or pass of tufted carpet, and the passes are built up side-by-side. One pass of plain cut-pile or plain loop-pile carpet is 18 inches wide. Pass-Tufted carpets are produced through a semi-manual process that works on the same principles as broadloom machine tufting. Pass-Tufted carpet is built up in strips or ‘passes’, so it is especially suited to long narrow rooms, corridors or irregular shaped rooms or spaces. However, it is also a good choice for making very wide carpet, up to 19m in width. The pass machine can be programmed to leave spaces during the tufting process, so carpet can be made to fit around pillars or odd shapes; this reduces the need to join pieces of carpet together and minimizes yarn wastage.
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MATERIALS • Wool • Steele • Lurex
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High-end Wool Broadloom carpet is produced by machines that insert thousands of yarn tufts per minute into a mesh of non-woven primary backing. The machines are similar in size to a woven-jacquard loom, but they work like a domestic sewing machine. Across the width of the machine there are horizontal bars with hundreds of needles, each threaded with one end of yarn. The needles are fed yarn from creels or from a beam located behind the machine. Tai Ping’s high-end Broadloom carpet is a luxury product that offers clients a reliable level of durability and good acoustic insulation. High-end Broadloom carpet can be cut-pile, looppile or a mixture of the two, but design options and color options are more limited than with woven or hand-tufted carpet. Tai Ping’s high-end Broadloom can be cut as carpet tiles. This is ideal for replacing carpet in occupied office spaces, as it is easy to transport and install. Carpet tiles can be uplifted to access underfloor cabling or technology or to replace severely stained or damaged tiles. Tai Ping’s wool carpet tile products have an attached cushion backing so there is no need to purchase underlay.
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MATERIALS • Contract blended wool
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Sustainability
As a member of the global business community, Tai Ping upholds the highest internationallyrecognized standards and strives to minimize environmental impact in all of its activities. Tai Ping’s investment in the Zero Discharge Water Management System has substantially reduced the Company’s environmental footprint for water use. This fully-integrated process provides the framework for effective management of environmental impact and guarantees Tai Ping’s ability to adapt to new requirements and regulations while maintaining the highest level of quality in the industry. ISO 14001 represents the core set of standards used by organizations for designing and implementing an effective Environmental Management System (EMS). This certifies that all our production processes conform to or surpass internationally regulated objectives for reducing environmental impact. Tai Ping carpets and rugs are certified under the Carpet & Rug Institute’s (CRI) Green Label Plus program, an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) program that tests for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), which is the most stringent IAQ testing available. All materials provided for manufacturing
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comply with European Union Directive 2002/61/EC (EU AZO Colorants). All our colorants comply with the Ecological and Toxicological Association of Dyes (ETAD) and Organic Pigments Manufacturer’s recommendations on heavy metal impurities in organic dyestuffs and pigment preparations. Tai Ping manufacturing facilities are certified ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and Labour Standard TLS 8001.
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Tai Ping Production Facility Xiamen, China
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Selected Corporate Offices Bertha Foundation, London (Jo Berryman) Hendrickson, Chicago (Wright Heerma Architects) MetLife, Global Offices Hines, Paris United Talent Agency, Los Angeles (Rottet Studio) Microsoft, Paris (Studios Architecture) Latham & Watkins, Global Offices Capital 8 Unibail-Rodamco, Paris (Saguez & Partners) Paul Hastings LLP Office, Chicago (Rottet Studio) Chloé Headquarters, Paris
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Microsoft, Paris Custom-tufted (Studios Architecture)
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2 1 - Gowlings, Calgary, Canada - Custom-tufted (MartensGroup) 2 - MetLife Office, New York - Wool tile (Woods Bagot)
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Hendrickson, Chicago Wool tile (Wright Heerma Architects)
1 - Bertha Foundation, London Wool tile (Jo Berryman) 2 - Capital 8 Unibail-Rodamco, Paris Custom-tufted (Saguez & Partners)
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Selected Boutique Stores Balenciaga Boucheron Chloé Hermès Bulgari Montblanc Tiffany & Co. Neiman Marcus Chaumet Jaeger Le-Coultre De Beers Christian Dior Chanel Loewe Van Cleef & Arpels Lane Crawford Cos Graff Diamonds Corthay Harvey Nichols Moncler Brioni Burberry Fortnum & Mason Louis Vuitton
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Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris Custom- tufted (Jouin-Manku)
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2 1 - Moreau, Paris - Custom-tufted (Agence Jeff van Dyck) 2 - Pucci, New York - Custom-tufted (Joseph Dirand)
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Selected Hospitality Hotels Four Seasons George V, Paris (Pierre-Yves Rochon) Park Hyatt, Milan (Ed Tuttle) Budersand Hotel, Sylt Intercontinental Hotel, Berlin Corinthia Hotel, London (GA Design) Baccarat Hotel, New York (Gilles & Boissier) CitizenM, Paris (Agence Concrete) Andaz, Singapore (AFSO) Le Cheval Blanc, Courchevel (Sybille de Margerie) Mandarin Oriental, London (Joyce Wang) The Berkeley Hotel, London (AFSO) Restaurants Le Grand Restaurant, Paris (Gulla Jonsdottir) Park Chinois, London (Jacques Garcia) Le Plaza Athénée, Paris (Jouin-Manku) Château Les Carmes, France (Starck-Borrione) Ce La Vi, Singapore, Hong Kong (AB Concept) Motif, Hong Kong (AFSO) Louis XV (Hôtel de Paris) Monaco (Jouin-Manku) Le Taillevent, Paris (Pierre-Yves Rochon) Restaurant Walt, Disneyland, Paris
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Hôtel Lancaster, Paris Custom-tufted (Lluc Giros)
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Baccarat Hotel, New York Custom-tufted (Gilles & Boissier)
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1 - The Peninsula Paris Custom-tufted (Affine Design) 2, 3 - The Peninsula Shanghai Executive Suite - Custom-tufted
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2 1 - MS Koningsdom Suites Wool Broadloom (Holland America Cruise Line) 2 - Gotham Lounge, The Peninsula New York Custom-tufted (Bill Rooney Studios)
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Bar, Plaza Athénée, Paris Custom-tufted (Jouin-Manku)
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Other Selected Projects French Senate, Paris Institutions 53 St George Hospital, New Zealand Museum for Architectural Drawing, Berlin HCT Woman College, Al Ain Campus, UAE QNA Diplomat Tower, Qatar Qatar Heritage, Qatar Tisco Bank, Thailand Arab National Bank, Saudi Arabia Public Authority for Craft Industry, Oman Doha International Airport, Doha Chattanooga Convention Centre, USA Cathay Pacific Lounge, Hong Kong
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AMERICAS New York 26 West 17th Street 2nd Floor New York, NY 10011 T. +1 212 979 2233 ny@houseoftaiping.com New York Edward Fields 150 East 58th Street 11th Floor New York, NY 10155 T. +1 212 310 0400 ny@edwardfields.com Chicago 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza Suite 635 Chicago, IL 60654 T. +1 312 644 0400 chicago@houseoftaiping.com Dania Beach DCOTA 1855 Griffin Road Suite C228 Dania Beach, FL 33004 T. +1 954 923 4888 dania@houseoftaiping.com Dallas 1025 N. Stemmons Freeway Suite 310 Dallas, TX 75207 T. +1 214 741 4215 dallas@houseoftaiping.com
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Los Angeles Pacific Design Center 8687 Melrose Avenue Suite B400 Los Angeles, CA 90069 T. +1 310 652 3058 la@houseoftaiping.com
London Chelsea Harbour 406-407 Design Center East London SW10 OXF United Kingdom T. +44 207 808 9650 london@houseoftaiping.com
San Francisco 111 Rhode Island Street Suite 11 San Francisco, CA 94103 T. +1 415 431 4373 sf@houseoftaiping.com
Milan Piazza San Simpliciano 20121 Milano Italy T. +39 02 83 43 96 20 italy@houseoftaiping.com
EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST
Dubai dubai@houseoftaiping.com
Paris Hôtel de Livry 4-6, rue de Montalembert 75007 Paris France T. +33 (0)1 42 22 96 54 paris@houseoftaiping.com
Riyadh Gallery Design Riyadh N° 580 Takhassusi Street Mohammadia District RiyadhSaudi Arabia T. +966 11 200 2360 info@gallerydesign.com.sa
Hamburg Steinhöft 11 20459 Hamburg Germany T. +49 40 80 81 94 90 hamburg@houseoftaiping.com
Khobar Gallery Design Khobar Prince Turkey Street Khobar 34611 Saudi Arabia T. +966 13 864 7667 info@gallerydesign.com.sa
ASIA
OCEANIA
Hong Kong (Headquarters) No. 1803, 18/F 909 Cheung Sha Wan Road Cheung Sha Wan Kowloon Hong Kong T. +852 2848 7668 hongkong@houseoftaiping.com
Sydney 6/3 Hordern Place Camperdown NSW 2050 Australia T. +61 2 8595 1111 sales@whitecliffe.com.au
Hong Kong (Showroom) 213 Prince’s Building 10 Chater Road, Central Hong Kong T. +852 2522 7138 hk@houseoftaiping.com Shanghai No.753 YuYuan Road Chang Ning District Shanghai 200050 China T. +86 21 6067 3791 shanghai@houseoftaiping.com Singapore Etesse Private Limited 18 Sin Ming Lane, #05-16 Midview City Singapore 573960 T. +65 6908 0889 sales@etesse.com.sg Taipei Shops 209-211, 2/F The Arcade, Mandarin Oriental 166 Dun Hua North Road Taipei 105 Taiwan T. +886 2 2718 0469 taipei@houseoftaiping.com
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Melbourne 15-19 Amsterdam Street Richmond VIC 3121 Australia T. +61 3 9421 2225 sales@whitecliffe.com.au For more locations taipingtent.com/contact
CREDITS
Éric Laignel: pages 2, 5, 21, 23, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37 But Sou Lai: pages 6, 13 Sébastien Siraudeau: page 15 Loretta Oberheim: page 24 Moreau Paris: page 28 Matthew Mendenhall: page 36 (bottom) Andrew J Loiterton: page 36 (top) Daniela Aebli: page 41 Evan Dion: page 16