Rugsville Zaria Geometric Gray Modern Carpet 5'3" x 7'9"

Repeated geometric modules build into an all-over field where every block sits in considered relation to every other. The pattern is the kind a Bauhaus designer would have drawn in 1925, restated in the language of a contemporary textile studio.

The pattern began as a drawing in the studio, was rendered into a digital cartoon, and reaches the loom as a colour code the jacquard mechanism reads one warp at a time. The discipline is closer to the planning of an offset print than to the improvisation of a hand-knotted weaving, and it is the source of the pattern's clean register.

The fibre

Heat-set polypropylene yarn. The colour is locked into the fibre by temperature rather than printed on the surface, which is why saturation does not fade under direct sunlight the way pigment-printed cloth fades. The yarn resists staining at the molecular level, so spilled wine, juice, or coffee lift with a damp cloth before they have a chance to set. The pile stays flat under furniture and does not shed across the life of the rug.

The composition

The shapes interlock at the angles the loom permits and the colour blocks separate at the edges where the warp threads divide. The field reads as a single graphic event rather than as a repeating tile. The dominant tones read as grey.

The piece in a room

5' x 8' (152 x 244 cm) is the canonical scale for a primary living room with a sectional or two facing sofas above it. The composition is built to be read from the standing height of someone walking into the room. Reads well in a flat with active children, a corridor with foot traffic, or any space where the wool tier is not yet the right call. The intended use is the room that the wool tier cannot reasonably enter. A holiday home that goes unattended for months. A household with pets and children. A lobby or a corridor with the foot traffic of an ordinary working week. The construction is built for that life cycle and the pattern carries the brief.

Care

Vacuum weekly. Spot clean with mild detergent on a clean cloth. The heat-set fibre resists staining at the molecular level, which means most spills lift before they set if addressed quickly. The pile recovers from furniture compression on its own. No professional cleaning required.

Reference

• Medium: heat-set polypropylene, jacquard-woven
• Dimensions: 5' x 8' (152 x 244 cm)
• Density: ~600,000 points per square metre
• Pile: 12 mm
• Origin: Turkey

Free delivery anywhere in India. Cash on delivery accepted. 7-day exchange if the piece does not sit right at home. Arrives in protective crating.