Contemporary studio carpet design in India works in conversation with European and American mid-century textile practice without being derivative of it. The technical tradition is older, the dye recipe is older, and the wool quality is in many cases better than the European mid-century studios had access to. What this rug carries into a current interior is the inheritance of that practice.

Roughly 3 weeks of tufting. The cartoon was projected onto the back of a stretched canvas, the wool pushed through with a tufting gun, the loops cut to release the pile. The latex backing was poured by hand and the cotton scrim laid down before the rug came off the frame for shearing and binding. A second pass with long shears settled the pile to its final height. The piece is offered at 2' x 3' (61 × 91 cm) in an ivory and blue register, made in India.

The composition

Colour holds in the ivory and blue register. The pattern works because the negative space is allowed to breathe. The motifs hold their place, the field around them stays open, and the eye is given somewhere to rest between figures. That openness is what separates a good repeat from a busy one, and what allows the rug to sit under furniture without the pattern crowding the room. The wool is the carrier here, accepting the colour without flattening it and holding the slight variations of dye lot that read as life rather than as flaw.

The piece in a room

At 2' x 3' (61 × 91 cm) the rug works as a focal accent. By a reading chair, in front of a hearth, or as the bound piece of colour in a bath or pooja room. The size lets the pattern read as a single composed object rather than as a ground, the rug functioning the way a small painting does on a wall.

Care

Vacuum weekly with the beater off, suction only. Address spills with cotton cloth and cool water, blotting from the outside in. Initial shedding settles within four to six weeks. A professional dry clean every three years keeps the colour saturated and the latex backing sound. Use a non-slip pad underneath on hard floors to extend the life of the construction.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim
• Dimensions: 61 × 91 cm (2' x 3')
• Hands: 2 tufters and 1 finisher, ~3 weeks
• Pile: 12 mm
• Origin: India

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