Mehraban Year of the Snake by Liesel Plambeck

Rug Number 28229 Size 9' 2" X 11' 10" Design Year Of The Snake Collection Liesel Plambeck Material Mohair, Silk, Wool Texture Embossed, Pile Weave, Shag Origin India Age New

This rug holds personal importance for designer, Liesel Plambeck, dedicated to her mother and her Taiwanese heritage, the mythology and imagery of a place brought to life in stories. The serpent is an auspicious symbol, and Liesel’s serpent is particularly charming. At times emerging from grassy cashmere and at other times arrayed in silk on a wool field. When placed, the skill of the artist is evident as the form of the serpent emerges beneath furnishings, connecting the various elements of a room. Rug Number 27818 Size: 9' 0" x 12' 4" Design Year of the Snake...

Contemporary snake skin design handmade wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 12.0" × 22.0" (365 × 670 cm). The rug is rendered in a stately palette of browns and beiges with slate gr...

Large Zenues rug by Sebastian Herkner Materials: 100 % natural virgin wool. Technique: Hand-woven in Colombia. Dimensions: W 200 x L 300 cm Available in size small. The striking Zenues rug, a design by Sebastian Herkner, is inspired by old Colombian civilizations. When visiting the jewelry museum in Bogota, the designer discovered the gold works by the Zenu culture, which are decorated with so-called Narigeura symbols. These peoples lived in the Caribbean plains, through which the three large rivers Magdalena, Cauca, and San Jorge flow. Routinely they’d flood the fields so the Zenúes built a vast system of channels covering more than 500,000 hectares, controlling the flow of the water so that people and harvest would be protected. These landscapes inspired first the goldsmiths of the Zenúes – and now Sebastian Herkner. “These graphic objects have intrigued me for quite a while. Their symbolism is so narrative and expressive”, says the designer. The result: a subtle, yet striking, wool rug with various pile depths in a gentle crème white. Each rug is woven with natural virgin wool on traditional looms in ateliers in the Colombian Andes. The ‘channels’ of the monochrome rugs...