Design Leadership
Our clients expect forward-thinking design and innovative product solutions. Year after year, Shaw Contract receives numerous accolades celebrating excellence in product design and sustainable leadership practices. We’re fortunate to have some of the brightest talent to back our brand - and are proud to be listed among America’s Best Employers by Forbes.
Design Leadership
Our clients expect forward-thinking design and innovative product solutions. Year after year, Shaw Contract receives numerous accolades celebrating excellence in product design and sustainable leadership practices. We’re fortunate to have some of the brightest talent to back our brand - and are proud to be listed among America’s Best Employers by Forbes.
2025
Interior Design HiP Award
Our Coexist porcelain collection reflects the harmony of contrast — blending heritage and modernity. With textures echoing raku pottery and nature's balance, the collection fosters connect and craft.
Metropolis Likes Award
Grounded Spaces is a collection of carpet tiles grounded in affordability, color, performance, sustainability, quick delivery and design.
Inclusivity by Design
Celebrated for durability and expressive beauty, our newest Porcelain and Ceramic tile collections bring vibrant color, rich texture, and dynamic pattern to walls, exteriors and floors.
Interior Design HiP / Nightingale Silver Award
The ColorLink LVT collection honors the spirit of color—what it evokes and how it makes us feel. The plank format lets you play with brights and layer neutrals in a variety of installations.
Interior Design HiP Award
Lauryn Pierce named HiP Award Winner for Rising Star – Manufacturer Category. Her creativity and leadership continue to inspire across the industry.
Best of NeoCon Award
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Interior Design HiP Award
Lauryn Pierce named HiP Award Winner for Rising Star – Manufacturer Category. Her creativity and leadership continue to inspire across the industry.
Best of NeoCon Award
From vision to reality, flooring inspiration made simple. Use Inspiration Curator to transform abstract inspiration into tangible product solutions, bringing your vision to life with ease.
2024
Best of NeoCon Gold / Metropolis Likes Award
Art + Science, our first PVC-free, fully recyclable resilent collection won Best of NeoCon Gold for Hard Surface Flooring: Natural Materials & Specialty and a Metropolis Likes Award.
Interior Design HiP Award
Curate won an Interior Design HiP Award for Workplace Carpet.
Best of NeoCon Gold
Texture Study won Best of NeoCon Gold for Carpet: Modular and Best of NeoCon for Sustainability for Carpet: Modular.
Best of NeoCon Gold / Interior Design HiP Award
Awaken won Best of NeoCon Gold for Area Rugs, Best of NeoCon Gold for Broadloom, and an Interior Design HiP Award for Hospitality Flooring.
Interior Design HiP Award
Kellie Ballew, Chief Sustanability & Innovation Offier for Shaw Industries, won an Interior Design HiP Award for HiP Manufacturer for Greater Good.
2023
Best of NeoCon Gold: Modular Carpet
Best of NeoCon Silver: Broadloom
Best of NeoCon Silver: Area Rugs
HiP Award: Hospitality Flooring
Our Cultura collection won Best of NeoCon Gold for Modular Carpet, Best of NeoCon Silver for Broadloom, Best of NeoCon Silver for Area Rugs and a HiP award for Hospitality Flooring.
Best of NeoCon Gold: Area Rugs
Best of NeoCon: Innovation
HiP Award: Workplace Flooring
Our Mike Ford + Shaw Contract collection won Best of NeoCon Gold for Area Rugs, a Best of NeoCon Innovation award a HiP award for Workplace Flooring.
Best of NeoCon Silver: Vinyl / LVT
Our Cultura LVT collection won Best of NeoCon Silver for Vinyl / LVT.
Best of NeoCon: Sustainability
Best of NeoCon Silver: Healthcare Flooring Metropolis Likes
Our Dappled Light collection won a Best of NeoCon Sustainability award, Best of NeoCon Silver for Healthcare Flooring and a Metropolis Likes award.
NYCxDesign: Contract Flooring
Our West Elm + Shaw Contract collection won an NYCxDesign award for Contract Flooring.
Best of NeoCon Gold: Modular Carpet
Best of NeoCon Silver: Broadloom
Best of NeoCon Silver: Area Rugs
HiP Award: Hospitality Flooring
Our Cultura collection won Best of NeoCon Gold for Modular Carpet, Best of NeoCon Silver for Broadloom, Best of NeoCon Silver for Area Rugs and a HiP award for Hospitality Flooring.
Best of NeoCon Gold: Area Rugs
Best of NeoCon: Innovation
HiP Award: Workplace Flooring
Our Mike Ford + Shaw Contract collection won Best of NeoCon Gold for Area Rugs, a Best of NeoCon Innovation award a HiP award for Workplace Flooring.
Best of NeoCon Silver: Vinyl / LVT
Our Cultura LVT collection won Best of NeoCon Silver for Vinyl / LVT.
Best of NeoCon: Sustainability
Best of NeoCon Silver: Healthcare Flooring Metropolis Likes
Our Dappled Light collection won a Best of NeoCon Sustainability award, Best of NeoCon Silver for Healthcare Flooring and a Metropolis Likes award.
NYCxDesign: Contract Flooring
Our West Elm + Shaw Contract collection won an NYCxDesign award for Contract Flooring.
2022
Best of NeoCon Gold / Interior Design HiP Awards
Our West Elm + Shaw Contract collection won Best of NeoCon Gold for Area Rugs and a HiP award for Hospitality Flooring.
Best of NeoCon / Metropolis Likes Award
Innate, our bio-based resilient collection, won Best of NeoCon Silver for Healthcare Flooring and the Best of NeoCon Sustainability award for Healthcare Flooring. Innate also took home a Metropolis Likes award.
Interior Design HiP Awards 2022
Unite II, our stunning new LVT collection, earned the HiP award for Workplace Hard Flooring.
Best of NeoCon Gold / Interior Design HiP Awards
Our West Elm + Shaw Contract collection won Best of NeoCon Gold for Area Rugs and a HiP award for Hospitality Flooring.
Best of NeoCon / Metropolis Likes Award
Innate, our bio-based resilient collection, won Best of NeoCon Silver for Healthcare Flooring and the Best of NeoCon Sustainability award for Healthcare Flooring. Innate also took home a Metropolis Likes award.
Interior Design HiP Awards 2022
Unite II, our stunning new LVT collection, earned the HiP award for Workplace Hard Flooring.
2021
Best of NeoCon Gold / Metropolis Likes Award
The Collective Collection won Best of NeoCon Gold for Modular Carpet and a Metropolis Likes award.
Best of NeoCon / Interior Design HiP Awards
Bottle Floor won Best of NeoCon Sustainability and Best of NeoCon Innovation awards. It also won a HiP award for Education/Government/Institutional Flooring.
Interior Design HiP Awards 2021
Our immensely talented Creative Director, Joselyn Northrop, won the HiP Marketer award.
Best of NeoCon Gold / Metropolis Likes Award
The Collective Collection won Best of NeoCon Gold for Modular Carpet and a Metropolis Likes award.
Best of NeoCon / Interior Design HiP Awards
Bottle Floor won Best of NeoCon Sustainability and Best of NeoCon Innovation awards. It also won a HiP award for Education/Government/Institutional Flooring.
Interior Design HiP Awards 2021
Our immensely talented Creative Director, Joselyn Northrop, won the HiP Marketer award.
2020
#MetropolisLikes NeoCon 2020
Our new Rugs Collection was awarded this prestigious distinction.
Interior Design HiP Product Awards 2020
Tailored, our newest woven LVT, was selected as this year's Workplace: Hard Flooring winner.
Interior Design HiP People Awards 2020
Reesie Duncan, our VP of Global Design, was recognized as the winner of the Creative Director category.
#MetropolisLikes NeoCon 2020
Our new Rugs Collection was awarded this prestigious distinction.
Interior Design HiP Product Awards 2020
Tailored, our newest woven LVT, was selected as this year's Workplace: Hard Flooring winner.
Interior Design HiP People Awards 2020
Reesie Duncan, our VP of Global Design, was recognized as the winner of the Creative Director category.
Additional Design Awards
2019
reFrame Interior Design Magazine’s 2019 Best of Year - Honoree - Hard Flooring - 2019
Living Systems Healthcare Design's Nightingale Award - Silver, Carpet - 2019
Community IIDA/HD Product Design Competition - Best Carpet/Rugs - 2019, Interior Design Magazine’s 2019 Best of Year - Winner - Broadloom Carpet - 2019
Suited Contract's Best of NeoCon Award - Silver, Modular Flooring - 2019
Inside Shapes Interior Design Magazine HiP Award - Mixology Award - Product of the Year, Flooring - 2019
Natural Choreography IIDA GlobalShop Product Design Competition - Best Flooring - 2019
2018
Haven Metropolis Likes - 2018, Contract's Best of NeoCon Award - Gold, Modular Flooring - 2018, Healthcare Design's Nightingale Award - Gold, Modular Flooring - 2018
Inside Shapes Interior Design Magazine HiP Award - Best Workplace Flooring - 2018, Interior Design Magazine's Best of the Year Award - Carpet - 2018, Dezeen's Product Award Longlist - 2018
Natural Choreography IIDA/HD Product Design Competition - Best Resilient Flooring - 2018, Contract's Best of NeoCon Award - Silver, Hard Surface Flooring - 2018, Healthcare Design's Nightingale Award - Silver, Hard Surface Flooring - 2018
Canvas GlobalShop's Best Flooring and Best of Competition - 2018
2017
Off the Grid IIDA /HD Product Design Competition winner - Best in Flooring - Carpet - 2017
Modern Edit Best of Neocon Silver award for Modern Edit broadloom - 2016, Neocon Editor's Choice Award for Modern Edit LVT- 2016
Sustainable Design
Shaw Contract is dedicated to providing our clients with the healthiest building chemistry in the world. We also adhere to the Cradle to Cradle™ Product Standard, which is based upon continuous improvement.
Recognized Environmental Leadership
CalRecycle Waste Reduction Awards Program - 2005-2011
GSA Evergreen Award in the Furnishings and Floor Covering category - 2010
CARE Recycler of the Year – 2009
Floor Covering Weekly GreenStep Pinnacle Award, Process Award, and Environmental Leadership Award - 2009
Architect Magazine R&D Award winner for EcoWorx® Broadloom and EcoWorx® Performance Broadloom - 2009
EPA/CARE Innovations in Recycling award for the Evergreen Nylon Recycling Facility – 2009
American Floorcovering Alliance Environmental Award – 2009
Additional Awards
Compose Design Tool
Best of NeoCon Gold for Shaw Contract - 2016
The Studio/Painting
Architzer Award - 2016
Noble Materials
The Sleep Event BCFA Product of the Year Award - 2016
GlobalShop Best of Flooring - Noble Materials Shaw Hospitality - 2016
BDNY Best of Flooring - Carpet - 2015
IIDEX SIlver - 2015
The Park
IIDEX- Bronze- 2015
Metropolis Likes Award - 2015
Nightingale Silver Award- 2015
Cut + Compose
School Planning + Management Product of Year Gold - 2015
Collective Time
Interior Design HiP Award - 2015
Best of NeoCon Gold Award for Healthcare Flooring - 2014
Design Journey: Novice & Master
Best of NeoCon Silver Award for Modular Flooring - 2014
IIDA /HD Product Design Competition winner - Best Carpet Flooring - 2014
Hexagon
Best of NeoCon Silver Award for Modular Flooring - 2013
Interior Design Best of Year Award for Modular Flooring - 2013
Be Bold
IIDA /HD Product Design Competition Winner - Best of Show- 2013
LokDots
Tomorrow’s Flooring Product Award - 2013
Best of NeoCon Silver Award for Workplace Technologies - 2012
DyeLab
Best of NeoCon Gold Award for Modular Carpet - 2012
BOM Magazine Top Product Award - 2012
Bright Work
ADEX Platinum Award for Broadloom Carpet – 2012
ADEX Gold Award for Broadloom Carpet – 2012
On the Edge
Tomorrow’s Flooring Magazine Product Award - 2012
Best of NeoCon Gold Award for Modular Carpet - 2011
Best of NeoCon Innovation Award - 2011
Shadows
ADEX Gold Award for Broadloom Flooring – 2011
Global Reason
IIDA /HD Product Design Competition Winner - Best Flooring - 2011
18x36
Best of NeoCon Silver Award for Modular Carpet – 2010
Interior Design Best of Year for Modular Carpet – 2010
Mixology North Product of the Year for Surfaces – 2010
No Rules
ADEX Gold Award for Carpet Tile – 2011
ADEX Platinum Award for Carpet Tile – 2010
Facility Care Top Product Awards – 2010
Couture, Inspired by Wool
Best of NeoCon Gold Award for Modular Carpet – 2009
Best of NeoCon Gold Award for Broadloom Carpet – 2009
IIDEX/NeoCon Canada Bronze for Carpet Tile – 2009
Interior Design Best of Year for Broadloom Carpet – 2009Homage IIDEX/NeoCon Canada Bronze for Broadloom Carpet – 2009
A Texture Study
ADEX Gold Award for Broadloom Carpet – 2009
Factory
IIDA /HD Product Design Competition Winner - Best Carpet Flooring - 2009
Essay of Clues
IIDEX/NeoCon Canada Sliver for Modular Carpet – 2008
Urban Reflections
ADEX Silver Award for Carpet Tile – 2008
Frame
ADEX Silver Award for Broadloom Carpet – 2008Graphic Nature
Best of NeoCon Silver Award for Healthcare Flooring – 2008
Floor Architecture
IIDA /HD Product Design Competition Winner - Best Carpet Flooring - 2008
Silk
Antron Carpet Fiber Product Innovation Award – 2008
ADEX Silver Award – 2007
Best of NeoCon Gold Award for Broadloom Carpet – 2006
After Images
IIDA /HD Product Design Competition Winner - Best Carpet Flooring - 2007
Dressed to Kill
Best of NeoCon Gold Award for Modular Carpet – 2007
IIDEX / NeoCon Canada Silver for Carpet Tile – 2007
IIDEX / NeoCon Canada Silver for Broadloom Carpet – 2007
Interior Design Best of the Year for Modular Carpet – 2007
Best of NeoCon Gold Award – 2002
Angela Adams
ADEX Platinum Award for Carpet Tile – 2007
IIDEX Bronze Award – 2006