Terra | 248 x 248 cm | Nr. 19840

Modern round Terra, gold-beige

Origin	India
Diameter	248 cm (= 4.83 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool & viscose Weft & Warp: cotton
knots per m²2	160.000
Pile height	13mm
Condition	new
Colour	Gold-beige, Grey
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

In designing this hand-knotted rug, what mattered most to us was simplicity and paring things back to the essentials. The result is a modern, abstract design that sits beautifully in contemporary interiors. Despite its cool, pared-back look, this rug makes any room feel warmer and more welcoming.

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 round format of this hand-knotted Terra is very rare and is ideal, for instance, for rooms with a round dining or living room table.

The surface of this Terra has a mottled look. The shifts in tone and the light-and-dark shading of the pile yarn make the colours shimmer and keep the rug from showing dirt easily. These so-called colour jumps, or abrash, give the rug a livelier feel. The mottling comes about because the wool of this Terra was hand-spun. When it is dyed, the natural dyestuffs are absorbed to differing degrees.

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

The background of this Terra is gold-beige.

Material

The pile of this Terra is made from a hard-wearing blend of wool and viscose. Viscose, also known as acetate silk or rayon, is generally obtained from cellulose, a natural product, and therefore 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 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 Terra are made of cotton. This versatile material is tear-resistant and elastic, which makes it particularly well suited to a hard-wearing foundation weave.