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This rug design takes inspiration from the heart of an 100 year old oak tree’s

structure. With this bespoke design you can bring nature right inside your

home. The iconic rug gives a sense of permanence to your own personal

space or indeed a creative workspace.

The design is available in two distinct finishes. The first is pure wool. This fibre is

suitable for both home or office space. The second is a moisture-resistant fibre

that shrugs off the humid atmosphere either in a bathroom or outside.

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One of the most pleasurable beachside activities is walking barefoot across

the sand. Imagine being able to experience that sensation without having to

leave your own home. This rug beautifully re-creates the soft and subtle

nature of sand. You can be immediately transported and inspired; it really is

a beach in a rug!

Worthy winner of the Elle Decoration International Design Award this rug

will allow you to have your very own seaside landscape in the tranquility of

your own home. Interior designers can exploit its moody atmosphere and

create the relaxing ambience of the beach. Its pale palette will blend with a

pastel-themed marine décor.

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BEACH

The finely sculpted lines of this rug appear like water ripples across a river

bed, river estuary or beach. It’s as if this is a picture of sand grains having

accumulated into ridges by the wind. It is an environment that forms as

liquid travels across a loose bed of a slow moving river or tidal estuary.

Over millions of years dunes expand beyond their margins and move while

changing dynamically. The design within this rug creates a sense of the vast

landscape but within the confines of our own personal environment. Have

your very own sand sea or imagine the ripples on a muddy estuary

depending on the gradient colour wash you choose.

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DUNE

The symmetrical patterning of sand ripples is mesmeric. This rug design takes

these waves as a starting point but shifts expectation by using a marine palette

instead of the usual colour of sand.

The pattern forms a spectacular optical illusion. This illusion helps to make a

space bigger than it really is. This is achieved by confusing the eye and relying on

the brain to make the associations of long stretches of coastline and sand dunes

stretches as far as the eye can see.

This rug with its subtle colour palette and illusory ambience looks very impressive

in spaces that are large enough to allow it to breathe. Its beautiful form and

texture can be truly appreciated with a little distance.

Its material is lustred cotton and is made totally by hand-tufted method. This

means strands of cotton are punched onto the canvas as it rests in its frame. It

can be customized to individual specifications regarding shape, size and colour.

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FLOATING CURL

The engraved swirl within this rug gives the appearance of a bird’s eye view. The

particular view in question is that of a swirling stream. This perspective highlights

the intricate patterning of something we rarely see in its entirety.

This is a pattern is full of movement, defying the very nature of our understanding

of rugs. The lines are things that appear to move as if by magic in front of our

eyes. Its swirling nature is relaxing and inspiring. If you need something creative

for a home or work space this rug will literally fill the gap.

It is made of lustred cotton and has been completely hand tufted to give its soft,

chic finish. This rug can be made in any size or shape you might wish and can be

completed in a wide range of colours. It is also possible to ask for this rug to be

made in the gradient version.

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ENGRAVED SWIRL

A labyrinth of lines has been utilised in this design. These labyrinthine patterns

are the basis of a rug design that is reminiscent of ocean waves. This pattern

doesn’t appear two-dimensional. The reason for this is the use of silk and wool

filigree is sculpted to create a different effect. These swirling lines in turn, create a

palpable sense and feeling of texture. The New Zealand wool used in its creation

means the rug is extremely soft and hard-wearing.

The texture and softness, pattern and overall design, means this rug style would

be absolutely ideal for wall-to-wall floor coverings. Imagine what a dramatic

addition this will make to any interior design.

Being completely hand-tufted, it is also available in a wide range of sizes, shapes

and colours to suit your circumstance. The Swirl Deluxe will make the perfect

design statement in your home or high end, creative office space.

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SWIRL DELUXE

The hypnotic qualities of the wide splashing ocean can transform your home or

office space with its rhythmic movement and relaxing design. A marine colour

gives the association of ozone and spume. This individual design is reminiscent of

breaking waves at the end of a long journey. It is as if these rugs represent

powerful movement while you remain in one place.

Each of these rugs can be custom made. Request any shape or colour, you just

have to say. In fact should you wish a wall-to-wall carpet this can be achieved by

our work shop. Each of the floor coverings is hand-tufted. The material used is

lustre cotton these strands of cotton are punched onto the canvas one by one. It

can be customized to individual specifications and is ideal for a marine interior

design.

If you want your floors to move sensuously under your feet the Ocean will achieve

this for you with their lustred texture and patterning.

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OCEAN

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Sea urchins exhibit pentamerism or five fold symmetry. They move using tiny,

transparent tube feet with many and varied colours and hues. The designer

Michaela Schleypen has used this as a starting point for a round rug. Each design

pays homage to these sea urchins or spiny hedgehog-like creatures. Urchin is a

the traditional word for hedgehog.

These bold lines and dots comprising this five fold symmetry are dramatically

reconstructed by the designer within intense and vivid blues that compose this

flattened version. It is these magnified markings that create these optical 3D

effects.

To deliver a further synergy some of the rugs even have a hole in their centre that

is a neat idea that is sure to create a talking point. A careful study of these

creatures means the design for these rugs radiate out from the central axes.

The rugs are made of lustre cotton and are made using the hand-tufted method.

They are made in and size, shape or colour required.

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SEA URCHIN

The fashion for crocodile skin has most definitely passed. That doesn’t mean we

cannot appreciate the subtlety and beauty of this prehistoric and powerful

creature. We just don’t need to possess it.

Faux crocodile skin really offers the very best of both worlds. No crocodile is hurt

in the production of one of these rugs! But the creature’s pattern lends itself to a

design that will bring power and drama to any interior design scheme. The rug

comes in crocodile brown and also in a more ethereal representation where the

design is further accentuated by the marine, watery turquoise colour.

Its lustre cotton accentuates the textures of this rug. Being hand tufted there is a

texturised quality about the whole piece. Although it belongs to the tradition of

animal skin it takes contemporary sensibilities into mind. This rug has a timeless

quality that can be made in any size, shape or colour without damage to the

natural environment.

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CROCO DELUXE

The banana leaf really is the epitome of luxurious and verdant growth. The whole

plant is composed of leaves. These massive foliar displays are the plant and there

is no stalk. Michaela Schleypen seems to have laid out a whole banana plant itself

to create this rug.

The texturised cotton further accentuates the shape of the leaves and this rug will

be a conversation piece wherever it happens to be placed. Its subtle tones make a

stunning foil for bolder interior design statements. However with the choice of

size, shape and colour in the individual’s hands this banana leaf rug can be

transformed into a green tropical jungle should you wish.

Banana leaves are glossy and soft and the designer has made use of fine sculpting

to bring these leaves into sharp relief with each leaf composed of intricate detail.

The lustre cotton gives a silkiness that will be much appreciated by anyone

walking barefoot on this tropical paradise.

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PALM LEAF