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Many
textile enthusiasts today are carpet lovers and a rug, unlike cloth, benefits
from a status of being immediately both a textile and an object. It can be
fully appreciated and placed without transformation. From there, the move from
object to art object is just a question of intention. NeedKnot, is a new label
for finely crafted carpets that clearly tie together applied and fine arts.
Art
historian, Mariannne Karabelnik, and design expert, Franziska Kessler, are the
label’s instigators who brought together 9 contemporary artists and designers for
the creation of 9 limited-edition rugs of the highest quality. The rugs were
produced by the world renowned specialists of carpet making, Tai Ping and
Manufacture Cogolin. A big bang of aesthetic impact was felt in Paris where
they were recently on view at the Tai Ping showroom in the Hotel de Livry.
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Karim Noureldin "Evo "
22 shades of wool
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All the vigor, texture and saturated color of the best crayons in the box.
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Erik Bulatov "O"
wool, flax, and silk
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O, so sober. O, so material.
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Christain Astuquevielle "Ecritures"
tufted berber wool
Manufacture Comoglio
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Calligraphic tufting.
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Torsten Neeland "Primary"
wool
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Ayse Erkmen "Twist "
wool, silk
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This bas-relief takes carpet carving to the highest point of the technique in precision and 3-dimensionality.
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Alas, my close-up isn't close enough to do justice to the embroidered effect of "Twist!"
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Alex Hanimann "Betty"
wool silk nylon
The text in textiles.
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Nic Hess "Monumental Tour"
wool, flax, silk
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'I'mmm lovin' it' the world over ? !
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Melli Ink
"Walking Over Broken Plates"
wool
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A cathartic carpet without the crashing or the cuts.
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Gioia Meller Marcovicz
"Palazzo"
30 shades of silk
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A sensuously textured dream of the Piazza San Marco, amorously rendered in the softest of silks.
For more information about the artists and Needknot,
click!