Tapis | 302 x 200 cm | Nr. 20443

Floral Tapis, dark grey

Origin	India
Dimensions	302 cm x 200 cm (= 6.04 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool & viscose Weft & Warp: cotton
knots per m²2	160.000
Pile height	8mm
Condition	new
Colour	Dark grey, dark blue
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Classic floral ornament paired with contemporary aesthetics – for this hand-knotted Tapis we drew our inspiration from the flowering patterns of French tapestry rugs.

We reworked the traditional ornaments, pared them back and, above all, rearranged the colouring completely. The result is a fusion of traditional rug design and modern European aesthetics. With our Tapis design we set out to meet the trends of European interiors, playing freely with the conventions of traditional rug knotting.

Pattern

The lush floral motifs of this Tapis are elegantly drawn and full of variety. The graceful plant symbols, depicting blossoms, leaves and branches, are artfully intertwined.

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 surface of this Tapis has a mottled look. The shifts in tone and the light-and-dark shading of the pile yarn run across the length of the rug, making the colours shimmer and the rug forgiving of soiling. These colour shifts, known as abrash, give the rug a livelier feel. The mottling occurs because the wool of this Tapis was hand-spun. During dyeing, the natural pigments are absorbed to differing degrees.

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.

The background of this Tapis is dark grey.

Material

The pile of this Tapis is made from a hard-wearing blend of wool and viscose. Viscose – also known as acetate silk or rayon – is generally obtained from the natural product cellulose, in other words 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 a continuous 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 Tapis are made of cotton. This versatile material is tear-resistant and elastic and therefore particularly well suited to a hard-wearing foundation.