'Woven Forms' is a collaborative effort between New York-based design gallery R & Company and luxury carpet brand Amini that make you question why art is used so rarely in describing home furnishings. Challenging conventional notions of design, this collaboration brings life to the art form of carpet design, that's so often swept under the rug.
The collection features beautifully vibrant rugs, some eccentric, and some subtle. The 'Haas Brothers’ designs all feature rugs cut into the shape of different exotic animals, while Katie Stout’s ‘Manic Botanic’ design "features a jungle-like tangle of fruits and plants."
The goal of Woven Forms was to encourage designers and artists to use rugs as their medium producing a new form of expression, which creates more of a tapestry or painting, than a home centerpiece.
Artist-Crafted Rugs
'Woven Forms' is a Design Collaboration Using Carpets as an Artistic Medium
Trend Themes
1. Artistic Medium for Home Furnishings - The use of rugs as an artistic medium challenges conventional notions of design in home furnishings.
2. Rug Design as Expression - Encouraging designers and artists to use rugs as a medium allows for a new form of expression, akin to tapestry or painting.
3. Exploring Eccentric and Subtle Rug Designs - The collection features both vibrant and subtle rug designs, offering a range of options for artistic expression in home decor.
Industry Implications
1. Interior Design - The use of rugs as an artistic medium opens opportunities for innovative designs in the interior design industry.
2. Art and Home Decor - Connecting art and home decor, using rugs as a medium, disrupts the traditional boundaries between these industries.
3. Luxury Carpets - The collaboration between R & Company and Amini showcases innovative designs, offering disruptive opportunities in the luxury carpet industry.