THE RUG COMPANY

Can a rug be carved?

Iguana, 1999-2000
Silk and wool
Editions
H300 x W200 x D3cm
© Mark Humphrey

CLIENT
The Rug Company

COLLABORATOR
Harrods

LOCATION
Knightsbridge, London, UK

“IGUANA TRANSFORMS THE RUG INTO A SCULPTURAL TEXTILE. CREATED FOR THE RUG COMPANY’S DESIGNER COLLECTION, THE WORK IS HAND-CRAFTED FROM SILK AND BUILT IN RELIEF, CREATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE INSPIRED BY THE PATTERNS AND TEXTURES OF AN EXOTIC ANIMAL SKIN.

THE VIBRANT COLOUR AND RAISED FORMS GIVE THE RUG A SENSE OF DEPTH AND MOVEMENT, WHILE THE INTRICATE PATTERNING CREATES A SURFACE THAT FEELS CLOSER TO SCULPTURE THAN TRADITIONAL FLOOR COVERING.

THE WORK EXPLORES HOW A FAMILIAR TEXTILE CAN BECOME SOMETHING UNEXPECTED – A RUG THAT APPEARS CARVED RATHER THAN WOVEN. ITS RICH TEXTURE, PATTERN AND LUXURIOUS FINISH GIVE IT THE PRESENCE OF A HIGH-END FASHION OBJECT, ALMOST LIKE AN OVERSIZED LUXURY HANDBAG.”

Mark Humphrey

“INVENTOR OF UNUSUAL THINGS.”

The Rug Company
Leading brand for handmade rugs

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Peter Eyre
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