Summer SUM19 Modern Star Multi Wool Handmade Carpet

The motif vocabulary of this collection comes out of contemporary Indian design studios working with mid-century European geometry as their reference set. The lines are graphic, the colour blocks are clean, the construction is engineered to keep production time inside two months without compromising on the wool weight or the pile density. A drawing takes weeks before it ever reaches the loom.

Construction took 4 weeks for two tufters and a finisher. After the pile was set, the back was coated with natural latex to lock the tufts and bonded to a cotton scrim. The face was carved by hand to relieve the polychrome pattern from the field by two millimetres. The wool was sourced from Indian highland flocks, hand-spun into a four-ply yarn, and dyed in copper vats before reaching the tufting frame.

The composition

The composition reads as a single quiet drawing in polychrome. The motif emerges as a relief rather than as a hard line, which is the result of carving the pile by hand after the tufting was set.

The piece in a room

The piece sits well in a primary bedroom under a queen frame, in a study beneath a writing table, or as the central field of a medium living room. A polychrome field anchors a room with otherwise restrained palette. Pair with linen upholstery, oak or walnut flooring, and lighting that runs warm rather than cool; the wool reads at its truest colour under incandescent and warm LED light.

Care

Disengage the beater bar before vacuuming. Tufted construction is dense but the pile is held by latex rather than tied knots, so aggressive agitation is the one thing to avoid across the rug's life. Spot clean with a cotton cloth and cool water for fresh spills; professional cleaning every three to four years handles ground-in soil. Rotate a quarter turn each season so foot traffic and light age the surface evenly.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim backing
• Dimensions: size as listed
• Pile: 12 mm
• Hands: 2 tufters and 1 finisher, about 4 weeks
• Wool weight: roughly 2.4 kg per square metre
• Origin: India

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