WikiRug:Rug of the day/August 2021

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WikiRug's Rug of the day in August 2021

2021/08/1

Fresco. Best Modern Design Select. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Part of a collection entitled Your Floor is the Canvas, this rug uses 44 colours and is the result of a collaboration between a design company and a museum. Layer upon layer of imagery adapted from the museum archives mix Gothic, Classical and Pop aesthetics to unique effect.cover

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2021/08/2

Plumes. Best Modern Design Select. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
This delicate, detailed design is inspired by the form of the pinions or flight feathers at the periphery of a bird’s wing. The dark navy ground is punctuated with flashes of turquoise and beige silk and the fine lines are accentuated by a dense knot count and low pile height.cover

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2021/08/3

Rhythm Collection. Best Modern Design Select. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
The designer’s long-held affinity with birds—and historic illustrations by the renowned ornithologists John James Audubon and John Gould—have informed the design of this rug. A varying pile height adds a sense of depth and emphasises the shape of individual feathers.cover

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2021/08/4

Rhythm Collection. Best Collection. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
AThe artist’s love of music inspired this collection in which he created the mood of different genres using colour, form and movement. As a trained classical guitarist, his understanding of rhythm and tempo has been translated into designs that evoke the joyous urge to dance.cover

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2021/08/5

Gashgha’i meets Bauhaus Collection. Best Collection. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Analogies can be drawn between this collection’s geometric abstract patterns in vivid, naturally-dyed Gashgha’i colours and the Bauhaus movement, particularly the work of Josef Albers. It is an investigation into human perception of colour, the most fascinating of art’s formal elements.cover

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2021/08/6

Moon Collection. Best Collection. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Inspired by the moon and its light, this collection is designed by a winner of the prestigious Istanbul Young Designers’ Contest. It upcycles old hemp flatweaves and nomads’ tents made of goat hair. Their fibres are unravelled, treated and rewoven.cover

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2021/08/07

EasyMe Collection. Best Collection. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
A collaboration with Michael Howells, this is an outstanding debut rug collection with the Portland-based artist whose contemporary patterns work so well in interiors. The collection is woven using Persian knots in sandblast wool, or wool and silk.cover

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2021/08/8

Jaipur Wunderkammer Collection. Best Collection. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
An Italian designer has been inspired by the UNESCO World Heritage site of Jaipur, Rajasthan to create a graphic collection that represents a phantasmagorical vision of India and highlights the mystifying charm of the Pink City.cover

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2021/08/9

EasyMe No. 01. Best Modern Design Deluxe. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
EasyMe No. 01 is the result of a collaboration with a Portland-based architect and artist and demonstrates his understanding of how painterly imagery can guide movement in an interior. The title of the rug belies the work that has gone into the design—you can only break the rules when you have mastered them.cover

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2021/08/10

Eye Dazzler Baneh. Best Flatweave Design. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Uniting the artistic creativity of tribal people from two continents, the brilliance of Saltillo serapes woven by the Navajo in northern Mexico is reinterpreted by weavers in the Fars region of south-central Iran. The rug is woven in four strips from naturally-dyed highland wool from the Zagros Mountains.cover

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2021/08/11

Pranavi. Best Flatweave Design. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Energetic colours bridge the widening gap between our real surroundings and the virtual world in this design. The multi-textural quality and hand-beaten finish elevates the rug’s tactility and encourages the appreciation and conservation of nature.cover

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2021/08/12

Sixth Sense. Best Flatweave Design. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Almost forgotten weaving techniques have been reinterpreted from old artefacts. Man’s soul searching begins with the realisation that the world is an illusion created by the five senses and beyond is a subconscious level of awareness.cover

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2021/08/13

After Navajo via Bauhaus Baneh. Best Flatweave Design. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Resonating multiculturalism, this kilim looks west to Navajo weaving from the Four Corners region of the USA. It is heavily influenced by the work of Josef Albers and the Bauhaus movement, while the design details are from Persian Ghashgha’i traditions.cover

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2021/08/14

Purple Abrash. Best Flatweave Design. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Inspired by the galaxy and the night sky and designed by a winner of the prestigious Istanbul Young Designers’ Contest, this kilim plays with variegated shades obtained via the abrash technique achieved during the dyeing process.cover

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2021/08/15

Mir New Chapter. Best Transitional Design. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Mir New Chapter breathes new life into the classic Persian Mir-e-Boteh field design through an exciting new and hyper contemporary colourway. A special structure featuring embossing makes the colours pop in this rug hand-knotted in bamboo silk.cover

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2021/08/16

Shehnameh. Best Transitional Design. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
This unique wool and silk one-of-a-kind artwork perfectly fuses the design of classical Tabriz rugs and an artistic interpretation of Rostam’s Seven Labours from the epic 12th century poem Shahnameh. This piece features 100% organic wool and silk and 100% natural dyes to create a rug at one with nature.cover

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2021/08/17

NewTribal. Best Transitional Design. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
At first glance, NewTribal No. 09, Original may appear to be a wholly traditional rug, but soon asymmetrical and quirky elements manifest themselves. The mix of 80% natural dyes and 20% chrome dyes gives the rug a playful character, with bright petals standing out from the rich wine-coloured ground.cover

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2021/08/18

Wild Pomegranate. Best Transitional Design. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Soothing without being plain, this rug’s pattern can be traced back to vintage textiles. Hand-dyed and hand-spun Ghazni wool from local sheep heighten the delicate gradations present in the design, which is hand-knotted in Afghanistan.cover

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2021/08/19

Holi. Best Transitional Design. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
This rug represents a marriage of old and new. The composition draws on the beauty of Ottoman silk kaftans—their sumptuousness and sheer elegance. The updated palette combines vibrant and sombre tones and subtle design interventions make for a variegated surface that seduces the eye.cover

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2021/08/20

Skydance. Best Modern Design Deluxe. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
This dynamic design is an interpretation of a photograph of the sky taken at a very slow shutter speed. Made with hand spun wool and silk, the subtle sheen achieved adds another dimension to draws you into the vortex-like composition that appears like a limitless galaxy.cover

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2021/08/21

Strati. Best Modern Design Deluxe. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Haphazard elements settle side by side to form a coherent story in this rug. Strati belongs to the Aakar collection; Aakar means shape in Hindi and encapsulates the idea of putting various forms in distinctive colours together to construct a rug where the sum is greater than its parts.cover

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2021/08/22

Diamond. Best Modern Design Deluxe. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Shaped like a diamond, this rug is jewellery for the floor. Tibetan wool and pure silk give The Diamond the lustre one would expect, and the fine knotting brings out the intricacies of the design. The wool and silk are dyed in small batches according to a time-honoured method.cover

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2021/08/23

Fusion. Best Modern Design Deluxe. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
When one looks closer, one discovers that this seemingly consistent design is in fact alive with irregularity. Lines of different thicknesses break up the grid, and areas of shading and pops of colour are also added to the mix. A special dye process is used to generate a variety of hues from a single colour.cover

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2021/08/24

Elbrus. Best Modern Design Superior. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
This design in wool and silk is inspired by a three-dimensional rock pattern, which has been flattened into an intriguing faceted image with an effect not unlike broken glass. The Tibetan wool used for this carpet is hand-carded and hand-spun, and vegetable dyeing technology is to thank for the multitude of subtle grey tones.cover

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2021/08/25

Stairmaze. Best Modern Design Superior. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
This rug reflects the beauty of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Jaipur, particularly the intricate designs gracing the subterranean architecture of the city’s step-wells. Differing pile heights accentuate the delicate tracery of the ornamentation, giving the floor covering a beautiful sense of depth.cover

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2021/08/26

Shibuya. Best Modern Design Superior. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Shibuya is an interpretation of the bustling neighborhood in Tokyo of the same name. The vibrant splashes of colour capture the neon lights as well as the uplifting qualities of the Japanese capital, which are sure to be transferred to whichever space the carpet is placed. Hand-shearing lends beautiful depth to the rug.cover

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2021/08/27

Dark Moon. Best Modern Design Superior. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Inspired by the moon and moonlight, this rug is designed by a winner of the prestigious Istanbul Young Designers’ Contest. The manufacturing process upcycles used textiles; old hemp flatweaves and goat hair nomadic tents are unravelled and the fibres treated and reused to produce this elegant and eco-friendly carpet.cover

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2021/08/28

Indigo Flow. Best Modern Design Superior. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
This monochrome rug harnessing the magic of the full moon is designed by a winner of the prestigious Istanbul Young Designers’ Contest. The manufacturing process upcycles used textiles; old hemp flatweaves and goat hair nomadic tents are unravelled and the fibres treated and reused to produce this sophisticated and eco-friendly carpet.cover

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2021/08/29

Indigo Flow. Best Studio Artist Design. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Created in a technique inspired by macramé, this carpet can be viewed from both sides. The front and back showcase two different structures, allowing for two looks in one rug. The yarn is key to the design and is manufactured in a special way that is resource saving.cover

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2021/08/30

The Inverted Reality. Best Studio Artist Design. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Isometric drawings of mega cities inspired this rug in which the two-dimensional becomes three-dimensional through an ingenious use of facets and perspective. Various looping and piling techniques enliven the surface and create a visual play with volume.cover

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2021/08/31

Giovanni. Best Studio Artist Design. Carpet Design Awards, Domotex, 2020
Based on an original ceramic, this rug brings the artist’s unmistakable style and sense of joy to life through painterly colour layups, fill scribbles and graphic lines. The bold, cartoonish look is enhanced by the unconventional and carefully delineated shape.cover

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