The neoteric vocabulary belongs to the contemporary Indian tufting studios that have absorbed mid-century Scandinavian geometry, Bauhaus colour theory, and the discipline of Japanese textile design. The result is a rug that looks current without trying to chase a trend.

Two tufters and a finisher worked the loom for 3 weeks in India. Wool was pushed through a stretched cotton canvas one row at a time with a hand-held tufting gun, then sealed at the back with natural latex and a cotton scrim. The finishing pass was done by hand with long shears, levelling the pile so the drawing reads cleanly across the field. The relief between motif and ground was cut to a couple of millimetres, which is what makes the pattern legible at standing distance.

The composition

Colour holds at warm beige and bone ivory. A modern composition with the discipline of contemporary studio work: shapes proportioned to one another, no element competing for focus, the geometry sitting on the ground rather than pushing forward from it. The wool catches light differently across the pile, which keeps the field alive even on overcast days. Lamp-lit evenings deepen the warmer tones; daylight settles the cooler ones into the ground.

The piece in a room

2' x 3' (61 x 91 cm) is the format for a pooja corner, a foyer, a bathside, or under a low side table. The beige ivory palette holds itself at small scale and reads at every angle of approach. The piece adds a hand-finished surface to the parts of a home that otherwise see only manufactured floor covering, and at this size the rug also makes a considered gift. The piece is not flooring; it is the work the room is arranged around.

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 two to three years.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim
• Dimensions: 2' x 3' (61 x 91 cm)
• Hands: 2 tufters and 1 finisher, ~3 weeks
• Pile: cut wool, hand-sheared finish
• Origin: India

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