Furry Berber | 235 x 170 cm | Nr. 20480

Geometric Furry Berber, cream white

Origin	India
Dimensions	235 cm x 170 cm (= 4.0 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool Weft & Warp: cotton
knots per m²2	40.000
Pile height	18mm
Condition	new
Colour	Cream white, Dark brown
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Berber rugs were traditionally knotted for use in the home. The knotters, most of them women, played freely and spontaneously with shapes and colours – without any pattern templates – following their own ideas and their personal intuition. That is why the traditional pattern of Moroccan Berber rugs typically consists of geometric, sometimes richly colourful, abstract shapes and lines on monochrome backgrounds. Designers such as Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier, Charles and Ray Eames, Frank Lloyd Wright, Marcel Breuer and Arne Jacobsen admired the naive, clear design of these high-pile Moroccan nomadic rugs. Their powerful artistic expression has an extraordinary presence and makes Berber rugs unmistakable – quite apart from their wonderfully fluffy feel.

Pattern

The abstract, geometric composition is what gives this Furry Berber its understated elegance. The pattern flatters the design of the room and never draws attention away from the furniture, the decor or the architectural details. It creates a pleasant atmosphere without dominating the style of the room.

The repeating elements of this Furry Berber rug have no particular centre. The recurring repeat pattern feels calming without ever being dull. Rugs with a repeat pattern are also described as all-over patterned.

The surface of this Furry Berber has a mottled look. The shifts in colour tone and the light-and-dark shading of the pile yarn run across the length of the rug, making the colours shimmer and keeping the rug forgiving of dirt. These so-called colour jumps, or abrasch, give the rug a livelier feel. The mottling occurs because the wool of this Furry Berber was hand-spun. During dyeing, the natural dyes are absorbed to differing degrees.

The background of this Furry Berber is cream white.

Material

The naturally dyed, hand-spun wool in the fluffy pile of this Berber rug creates fascinating, shifting patterns. Our Berber rugs are hand-knotted and will last a lifetime. Even so, their long pile makes them unusually soft and fluffy. A Berber rug feels almost like a soft blanket you would happily take to bed with you. The weft and warp threads of this Furry Berber are made of cotton. This versatile material is tear-resistant and elastic, which makes it especially well suited to a hard-wearing foundation.