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Stories from the Patchwork Archive
Essays, artist dialogues, and provenance notes drawn from Rug & Kilim’s editorial desk.
Luxury Coastal Rugs: Styling High-End Interiors from the Hamptons to the French Riviera
The Problem with “Effortless” The most convincing coastal interiors in the world share a peculiar quality: they appear inevitable. Rooms in the Hamptons, along the French Riviera, in Malibu or Mallorca seem to arrive fully formed; light moving freely, materials perfectly resolved, nothing excessive, nothing missing. The effect is so seamless that it risks being misunderstood as ease. Coastal design, at its highest level, is one of the most demanding exercises in interior architecture. It allows for no distraction, no indulgence, and very little forgiveness. When a room is reduced to light, proportion, and material, every decision becomes visible.
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Swedish Designer Ethel Halvarsson and her Traditional Persian Garden Motifs in Scandinavian Rugs
Halvarsson's textile art stands as a treasure in the world of artistic expression, with a timeless quality that seamlessly merges boldness and subtle, beautiful color transitions. Throughout her illustrious career, Ethel Halvarsson crafted over a thousand distinctive patterns, translating her creative vision into an array of mediums such as carpets, interior textiles, wearable art, and furniture fabrics. Her artistic legacy is a testament to the profound impact she left behind, marked by the sheer breadth and depth of her oeuvre. Ethel Halvarsson exhibited a remarkable versatility in her rug designs, exploring a spectrum of types including rya, half-rya, pile ("flossa"), and flat-weave ("rölakan"). What set her apart was not only the breadth of her creative exploration but also her innovative approach to weaving techniques. Interestingly, she seemed to offer flexibility, allowing for choices in the types of weaves used for specific designs, showcasing a commitment to both artistic expression and technical mastery.
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The One-of-a-Kind Patchwork Rug: What to Know and Love in this Weaving Style, Classic to Contemporary
A dining room by Robin Gannon Interiors hosts our patchwork Kilim. Photo by Michael J. Lee. Rug & Kilim's next wave of patchwork rugs arrives this month. With it comes an opportunity to zoom in on the fabulous new form, and its subtle nod to classic styles. "Patchwork" is the literal name for hand-knotted rugs and handwoven Kilims made from patches of other works into new creations. Examples of the technique exist from as early as 980 B.C. Egypt and ancient China, but the patchwork rug most know has been more present since the 18th century. The technique, which brings several designs into one new look, always has a modern feel to it, however old. This is just one of many reasons the style has touched so many cultures, and is continuing to evolve into more gorgeous variations today.
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A Glossary of Handmade Rugs and Kilims: Understanding Terms, Types and Techniques Past and Present
Referring to the art style characterized by using shape and color withdrawn from traditional repetition or realism. Abstract rugs — sometimes referred to as art rugs — capture an expressive nature that reads as a very modern style, though many abstract rugs draw inspiration from works of the same art style in the mid-century. One of the more widely known mid-century lineages of this style is abstract expressionism, named for the literal "expressionists" of the 1950s. Some of the most notable names behind this style include Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. Referring to a lineage of nomadic Persian rugs (sometimes referred to as “Avsar” in the alternate spelling). Afshar rugs hail from the eponymous tribe in the region of Northeastern Iran.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Eco-Friendly Rugs
From our custom sisal rug project on Fisher Island—a breathtaking view enjoying neutral hues in textural beauty. The desire for eco-friendly rugs and natural fibers on the market is becoming more relevant to our industry than ever before. Hand-knotted and handwoven rugs and flat weaves with recycled materials are becoming a more widely recognized alternative in beauty and functionality to non-sustainable styles, with more gorgeous and chic variations on the market all the time. With the rising appreciation of materials like organic wool and silk, hemp and aloe, sisal and jute to name just a few, the trend towards all natural, organic and renewable materials has become more active in the decorating process than ever.
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An Abbreviated History of Kilim and Flat Weave Rugs
The common denominator of nearly all of our lines, and the passion from which we found our name, lies in our unparalleled Kilim rug collection with selections from all over the world in both the most celebrated and unsung designs. In our antique and vintage collections our Persian, Turkish, and Moroccan Kilim collections alone enjoy rarity, versatility, and beauty with constant additions. In line with Josh’s pioneering spirit, our flat weave line in Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian collection enjoys fresh, invigorating designs and a durable body we’ve come to consider the hallmark of this collection; never buckling underfoot like traditional Kilims and blending a beautiful variety of yarns for a high-quality wool. While all Kilim rugs are united under the flat-weaving technique that has been adopted and specialized from culture to culture over time, some of the most significant ancestral Kilim rugs can be found among the varied tribes and regions stretching back to Anatolia/Turkey, Persia, Europe, Scandinavia, and Africa—all home to celebrated variations of flat weaving Josh Nazmiyal has studied and collected among Rug & Kilim’s Antique & Vintage, Kilim & Flat Weave, and Moroccan Collections to name a few. Needless to say, Josh’s devotion to learning the intricacies and histories of the style have, likewise, inspired pillars of our most well-received private collections, notably including our Scandinavian Flat Weave collection among the homes for contemporary and modern Kilim worth noting in our archives:
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