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Koket, Layered and Patterson Flynn are launching rug collections that pay homage to art with unusual shapes and colors. Find out more in this week’s Rug Report.
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Sofia Silva
Luxury design brand Koket has introduced Soft Pleasures, its first-ever rug collection.
Hibiscus room shot
Designed by Sophia Silva, artistic director, the company said the collection is a natural evolution of its long relationship with textiles.
Approaching rugs as she would couture or art, Silva said she composed each design through layers of form, relief and movement.
“Soft Pleasures is a handcrafted collection defined by sculptural beauty and tactile sophistication. Each rug is meticulously made with a luxurious wool foundation and elevated through bamboo silk reliefs that bring depth, contrast and a sensual finish to the surface,” Silva said.
A lush composition of oversized florals intertwined with winding lizards, rendered in sculptural relief, the rugs are available in colorways including golden, gray and sand.
In Flora Fluid, serpentine lines flow across the surface, evoking movement and quiet sensuality. The rugs are offered in beige or wheat.
Flora
Serpenti is a bold, asymmetrical floral design brought to life through layered texture. Poppy bronze features subtle luminous accents, while Poppy sand emphasizes light and refined softness.
Serpenti
Graceful and restrained, the Orchid designs unfold in soft, flowing forms that are available in taupe or sand.
Orchid
Hibiscus offers a dramatic, large-scale floral statement defined by overlapping blooms and rich texture in bronze and an organically shaped bronze oval, both offering a bold yet elegant focal point.
Hibiscus
Poppy is a bold, asymmetrical floral design brought to life through layered texture. Poppy bronze features subtle luminous accents, while Poppy sand emphasizes light and refined softness.
Poppy
Graphic and modern, the Ophidia design plays with rhythm and sculptural relief, creating a striking visual statement in beige.
Ophidia
Grounded and organic, Terra draws inspiration from natural textures and earthy forms. Terra wheat offers a calm, tactile foundation with quiet elegance.
Terra
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Erik Bratsberg
The Lozza Collection from Layered designed by artist Erik Bratsberg launched at Stockholm Design Week held earlier this month.
Layered olive rug
Named after tavolozza, the Italian word for an artist’s palette, the rug imitates the tool’s curved shape. It comes in two tonal colorways, olive and teal, that are designed to work in both cool and warm interiors.
To achieve the sinuous shapes, Bratsberg, a sculptor and painter, said he relied on intuition. He hopes the undulating lines of the rugs will empower people to be more freewheeling with their furniture placement.
According to Bratsberg, it all began with a practical problem — wine stains on a rug in a restaurant project. When Bratsberg approached Layered with the idea of creating a pattern that could “absorb” spills, the conversation quickly grew into something larger: an exploration of form, color and function. The result is Lozza, a hand-tufted rug collection.
Layered teal rug
Crafted in wool and defined by soft, organic silhouettes, the collection draws inspiration from Bratsberg’s sculptural wall pieces, where overlapping shapes form a sense of balance.
“The irregular shape provides far more flexibility than a traditional rectangle and introduces a gentle sense of motion,” said Bratsberg. “I’ve always been drawn to sculptural forms that feel instinctively right rather than perfectly symmetrical.”
The two colorways are designed to work across both warm and cool interiors.
The collaboration between Layered and Bratsberg is a continuation of the brand’s ambition to bring creativity, culture and art into the physical realm and can be found on layeredinterior.com.
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L.A.-based designer Johnson Hartig‘s new rug collection for Patterson Flynn puts an emphasis on beautiful textural effects, saturated colors and includes the designer’s signature inventive graphics.
Crafted of Persian and Tibetan hand-knots in wool and silk, Hartig said this introductory collection is a nod to his “design journey, world travels and boundless curiosity.”
When it comes to color, pattern, and unexpected juxtapositions, Hartig said he is “fearless.” The new collection includes the bold looks for which Hartig has become famous, along with more restrained colors and patterns.
Jupien
Graphic and bold, Jupien draws on Bauhaus principles and a ‘70s modern appeal. In solid ivory, this rug is a study in textures with varying pile heights creating the tone-on-tone pattern.
Jupien
Mise En Place
This rug takes its visual cues from 16th century French emblem books which are arranged in rows. Mythical creatures, celestial images and Latin phrases are among the motifs shown on a cream background. This Tibetan hand-knotted rug is made of 100% wool.
Mise En Place
Coral Gables
The beauty of ocean coral is elevated to an art form in a grid of framed specimens. Reminiscent of botanical illustrations on a gallery wall, the coral is depicted on an ivory ground. This Persian hand-knotted rug is crafted in wool with frames done in silk.
Coral Gables
Villa Trianon
Inspired by botanical illustrations, this rug celebrates flowers, ferns and foliage in shades of pink and green on an ivory ground. Hartig said the rug blends the romantic and the scientific, which is one of his trademarks. This Persian hand-knotted rug is crafted in wool with frames done in silk.
Villa Trianon
Jilly
Jilly is an intricate floral vine pattern captured in a row of elongated capsule shapes. Concentric arches of blooming garlands outline the central shapes, reminiscent of mosaic tile. This Persian hand-knotted rug is made of wool and finished with a baby fringe.
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