Mehraban How to tie a knot by Liesel Plambeck

How to tie a knot plays with the balance of space. A design that seems random while every loop and line serves a purpose bringing a wandering, curious design element to the room. ...

Here Liesel Plambeck is inspired by 1930s deco design. The artist tames the surface with a very clean line bound on four sides by a simple block border. The lines are silk. The field...

This beautiful, vibrant carpet has been attributed to the important Romanian carpet-maker, Theodor Tuduc (1888-1893). Tuduc ran a prestigious workshop in the 19th century which specialised in the restoration and replication of antique rugs. This item, for instance, is one of a small group of carpets which were knotted after early Caucasian ‘dragon’ rugs. Tuduc's copies of antique rugs were so beautiful and accurate that they have become almost as collectable as the originals. The carpet field is knotted with beautiful stylised depictions of animals, birds and dragons, as well as fruit trees, flowers, and foliage. These designs have been rendered in red, orange, light blue, turquoise, navy, green, mustard yellow, and off-white. This field is set within a border, knotted with similarly colored foliate motifs against an off-white background. Literature: For early Caucasian dragon carpets...

Diego hand-knotted rug by Eskayel Dimensions: D 9' x H 12' Pile Height: 30 mm Materials: 100% bamboo silk. Eskayel hand-knotted rugs are woven to ...