The composition in this carpet grew out of contemporary studio work that runs through Scandinavian modernism, mid-century textile design, and the open colour fields of post-war painting. A beige ground broken by graphic incident, the densities tightening and opening across the field so the eye moves rather than landing on a single focal point. The studio worked the cartoon in graphite and ink for several months before approving the design for production. The pattern asks for a quiet room around it and rewards being the only graphic surface in the composition.

The fibre

Heat-set polypropylene. The colour is locked in by temperature rather than by surface dye, which is why saturation does not fade under direct sunlight the way pigment printing fades. The fibre resists staining at the molecular level, so spilled juice, wine, oil or coffee lift with a damp cloth before they set. The pile stays flat under furniture and does not shed. Cleaning is a matter of routine vacuuming and the occasional damp wipe.

The composition

Beige reads as a sustained ground rather than a printed flat. Subtle tonal shifts run across the field where the yarn was dyed in separate batches and then spun together, so the colour breathes as the eye crosses the rug. The pattern is paced to read from across a room and reward closer inspection at the edge of the carpet. The geometry is restrained where lesser designs would clutter the field.

The piece in a room

5'3" x 7'6" (5'3" x 7'6" (160 x 229 cm)) is the canonical living-room rug for a flat. It sits comfortably under a six-seater dining table, anchors a three-piece sofa arrangement, or holds the floor of a primary bedroom from the foot of the bed outward. The beige ground holds against both light and dark walls and pairs with mid-tone wood floors.

Care

A weekly pass with a household vacuum is enough. Spills lift with a damp cloth before they set. The carpet does not need professional cleaning. If a stain refuses to come up, machine wash cool and dry flat. The fibre returns to its set length within a few hours of being laid out and the pile holds its register without re-tufting.

Reference

• Medium: heat-set polypropylene, jacquard-woven
• Dimensions: 5'3" x 7'6" (160 x 229 cm)
• Density: approximately 600,000 points per square metre
• Pile: 10-12 mm
• Origin: Turkey

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