CHICAGO—After garnering more than 460,000 votes in its inaugural tx:style design competition, Mannington Commercial announced the grand prize winning pattern is Squareberry, created by Megan Webb of Nashville.

“In February, nearly a quarter of a million votes were cast to select six beautiful designs as finalists,” said Natalie Jones, vice president, commercial brand development and creative product. “Six inspiring, creative young designers whose talent far exceeds their experience were chosen out of 440 design entrants.”

As top prize winner, Webb receives $7,500 and her design will be developed in the coming months, in collaboration with Mannington’s product development team, into a full production line of commercial carpet with a launch date into market of early 2010.

“Tx:style has been the most successful online social networking of its kind in our industry and, looking forward, we see huge potential for opening up product design up to the public and engaging designers for immediate feedback,” Jones said. “The transparency that the competition made possible, as well as new ways to collaborate with designers, has been very inspiring for everyone in the company.”

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