Combining classic techniques with a modern approach can create synergies, especially in design. FRAME curated six rugs that embrace traditional craft but with a contemporary twist.
Sonora
CC-Tapis
Patricia Urquiola combined contemporary graphics with a reinterpretation of ancient embroidery techniques for her design of the Sonora collection, comprising three handwoven rugs and a pouf for CC-Tapis. Petit point embroidery was dilated on a macro scale to produce wave-like graphic patterned rugs available in three different colourways.
Lines
Gan
Lines, Mayice Studio’s first collaboration with Gan, is a tribute to merino wool. The designer sought to highlight the material's natural qualities, using a weave pattern to underscore the undyed wool. The geometric, long-pile rugs are crafted by artisans in India using a highly technical handloom technique.
Corde
Kvadrat
Ronan Bouroullec used the steady repetition of drawing lines as inspiration for the design of the Corde collection of rugs for Kvadrat. Mimicking the appearance of adjacent hand-drawn lines, New Zealand wool yarn is woven with an organic cotton core giving the rug a 3D-like quality while keeping the surface flat.
Jetty
Maharam
Maharam’s combines tradition with technology with its new Jetty collection of tapestries. Handwoven, its abstract patterns were achieved through experimentation with a digital jacquard loom.
Shape Rugs
Moooi
Designer and painter Nikodem Szpunar imagined the Shape Rugs collection for Moooi as a fusion of art and functionality. Resembling the flowing lines and intricacies of a paintbrush’s stroke, the rug morphs into an object of artistic expression.
Photo: Carlota Prats.
Colorado
Nanimarquina
Inga Sempé applied two ancient weaving techniques to create the Colorado collection for Nanimarquina. The combination of chobi, referring to hand-knotted Afghani techniques, and kilim, referring to hand-loomed weaving from Turkey and Kurdistan, creates a play of textures in two different heights. This approach adds depth and complexity which are further attained using different hues of fibres and yarns.
Cover image: Albert Front.
