Ibizaiba IBIZ-1 Denim Wool Handmade Carpet 6' x 9'

The watercolour abstract survives because it does nothing showy. It works because nothing competes with it. The same logic appears in marble jali screens of the Mughal courts, in Wiener Werkstätte grids of early twentieth-century Vienna, and in the floor-cloths of early modernist apartments. A pattern this restrained relies on the wool to do the heavy carrying, and the wool here is selected to do exactly that.

Hand-tufted in India. Three to four weeks on the frame for two tufters, plus a finisher who shore the pile down to relieve the design. Cotton canvas backing, natural latex bond, cotton scrim sealed at the reverse. The construction sits a hair lighter than a knotted carpet of the same size, which is part of why a tufted rug travels and stores more easily.

The composition

A single saturated field of natural earth tones with the figure carved through it by sheared relief. The surface holds two depths: the higher pile reads as ground, the lower as figure. The effect is closer to plaster bas-relief than to a printed pattern. From a standing height the design is graphic; from a seated position the surface texture takes over and the geometry softens.

The piece in a room

6' x 9' (183 × 274 cm) anchors a primary bedroom, a small living room, or a dining set for four to six. The size carries a sofa, two side chairs, and a coffee table comfortably with the rug visible at the perimeter of the furniture. Reads strongly against pale walls and tempers under a dark ceiling. The natural earth tones register pairs with brushed brass, oxidised steel, and the warmer end of contemporary timber finishes without forcing a single design vocabulary on the room.

Care

Vacuum weekly with the beater bar disengaged. Every tufted rug loses fibre to a beater bar regardless of price. Blot spills with a clean cotton cloth, never rub. Expect light shedding for the first six weeks of use as loose fibres work themselves out of the pile; the body of the rug is unaffected. Professional dry clean every three years to keep the pile lifted and the colour fresh.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim back
• Dimensions: 183 × 274 cm (6' x 9')
• Hands: 2 tufters and 1 finisher, three to four weeks
• Pile: 12 mm wool
• Origin: India

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