Erased Heritage rug collection by Jan Kath
Dezeen Showroom: German brand Jan Kath has released a collection of traditional woollen rugs overlaid with abstract silk motifs, which aim to "surprise, unsettle and invite reflection".
The Erased Heritage range takes traditional East and Southeast Asian rugs archetypes – which vary in pattern from region to region – and overlays them with linework or areas featuring cloud-like patches.
One of the rugs in the collection is named Bidjar Highgate Enjoy, combining a rich, red Persian design with scribbled, scratch-like lines clustered in the corners.
The linework is overlaid in silk, allowing it to catch the light distinctively and differentiate from the body of the rug, which is made from hand-combed, hand-spun, hand-knotted Highland wool.
"Simply reproducing the past is not part of my creative philosophy – instead, traditional patterns serve as a matrix, a kind of 'mother', from which contemporary elements seem to emerge," said designer Jan Kath. "The result is a design that surprises, unsettles, and invites reflection."
The carpets come in bespoke sizes and patterns.
Product details:
Product: Erased Heritage rug collection
Brand: Jan Kath
Contact: info@jan-kath.de
Materials: Highland wool, silk
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