Terra | 80 x 60 cm | Nr. Z-3947

Mottled Terra, dark blue

Origin	India
Dimensions	80 cm x 60 cm (= 0.475 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: viscose Weft & Warp: cotton
knots per m²2	120.000
Pile height	5mm
Year of manufacture	2025
Colour	Dark blue, colourful shades
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 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 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 background of this Terra is dark blue.

Material

The pile of this Terra is made of hard-wearing viscose. The colloquial term "artificial silk" is not permitted under the German Textile Labelling Act (TKG). Viscose — also written viscose, acetate silk or rayon — is always obtained from cellulose, a natural product, and thus from wood as its raw material. In India, however, the cellulose pulp is also obtained from bamboo. In an elaborate process, the pulpy cellulose is drawn into a continuous textile yarn. This is why viscose is also known as a continuous filament yarn. Because of the yarn's silky sheen, viscose obtained from bamboo is also called "Bamboo Silk". 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.