New Teheran | 204 x 199 cm | Nr. Z-3412

Modern New Teheran, light grey with medallion

Origin	India
Dimensions	204 cm x 199 cm (= 4.05960 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool & viscose Weft & Warp: cotton
knots per m²2	160.000
Pile height	13mm
Year of manufacture
Colour	Light grey, light blue
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Contemporary aesthetics meet Oriental tradition – for this New Teheran rug we drew our inspiration from the traditional patterns of Persian Sarough rugs.

Sarough is one of Iran's best-known rug-knotting regions. Saroughs are famous for their floral Sultanabad designs. The delicate tendrils seem to branch out almost endlessly and are held in check only by the surrounding border.

We have reworked the traditional pattern templates and, above all, arranged the colours in a completely new way. The result is a fusion of traditional Oriental rug design and modern European aesthetics. With our New Teheran rugs we set out to meet the trends of European interior design, playing freely with the conventions of traditional rug knotting.

Pattern

The clear, abstract design of this contemporary rug speaks especially to people who love simple, modern interiors and architecture. The design idea for this rug comes from Europe. Free from the rules of traditional rug patterns, it was developed for Western art and interior styles. That is not an entirely new development, though. The roots of European rug design go back to Art Deco rugs, which were made to Western specifications between the late twenties and the fifties.

The pattern, inspired by classic Oriental ornamentation, gives the impression that this hand-knotted rug already has a long history behind it. It looks as though it were washed out or faded, which makes it appear almost abstract. In reality, of course, this New Teheran is new and belongs to the youngest generation of contemporary rug designs. It builds a bridge between modern designs and interiors and classic Oriental motifs. The pattern is restrained and yet clearly present.

Individual areas of the pattern have a higher pile than the rest of this rug. The patterns of modern rugs are tending to become plainer and more abstract. Playing with different pile heights is a new approach, and it has replaced more elaborate, more insistent patterns. Because parts of the pattern have been brought out in two dimensions, though, the rug never looks dull. The accentuation is out of the ordinary and has a truly distinctive effect.

In the middle of this New Teheran's central field lies the symmetrical centre, also known as the medallion. The design of the field is subordinate to the medallion, so that the medallion appears to float on the field.

The background of this New Teheran is light grey. Light blue and beige are combined in the light grey centre.

Material

The pile of this New Teheran is made from a hard-wearing blend of wool and viscose. Viscose – also known as acetate silk or rayon – is always obtained from cellulose, a natural product, and thus from the raw material wood. In India the cellulose pulp is obtained from bamboo. In an elaborate process the pulpy cellulose is drawn into a continuous textile yarn. That is why viscose is also referred to as endless filament yarn. Because of the silky sheen of the yarn, viscose obtained from bamboo is also called "Bamboo Silk". The colloquial term "artificial silk" is not permitted under the German Textile Labelling Act (TKG). The weft and warp threads of this New Teheran are made of cotton. This versatile material is tear-resistant and elastic, which makes it particularly well suited to a hard-wearing foundation.