Contemporary Block Print Floral Wool Runner by Rug & Kilim, India

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This contemporary 4x6 rug from Rug & Kilim’s Block Print Collection—an innovative line celebrating the artisanal charm of block printing … Read more This contemporary 4x6 rug from Rug & Kilim’s Block Print Collection—an innovative line celebrating the artisanal charm of block printing reimagined in contemporary hand-knotted form. Offering a fresh, minimalist take on historic hand-stamped textiles, the piece features a soothing botanical pattern in a versatile palette of light gray and deep charcoal.

On the Design:

Admirers of the craft may appreciate this transitional rug among the works of a special workshop dedicated to 21st-century reimaginings of the historic block print design sensibility. It stands as a uniquely pastoral, almost rhythmic piece found in this contemporary weaving tradition. Keen eyes for detail will particularly note this rug’s masterful execution of scale and movement—qualities that allow the botanical pattern to cascade beautifully across its format.

The colorway is one of the most delicious elements here, where a soft, luminous light gray tone is favored in the field. Further, an atypical arrangement of undulating, scrolling vines in subtle silver carries the eye gracefully along the canvas, punctuated by bold, rounded floral blooms and stylized foliage in deep slate and charcoal. This dynamic layout brilliantly captures the soulful, wabi-sabi charm of a hand-carved wooden block pressing natural ink into fabric. Altogether it’s a piece as deeply personal in its subtext as it is in the details and beauties that distinguish it in our craft—both a contemporary favourite and a true collector’s rug, teeming with artisanal history and textile culture. Boasting a particularly versatile size with vast applications in living spaces, studies, and bespoke interior design today. The accompanying book, The Decorative Arts I: Sculptures, enamels, maiolicas and tapestries by Fabienne Fravalo, Marion Boudon-Machuel, is part of Volumes by Rug & Kilim. The book (SKU - B158) can be acquired independently through our bookstore.

Custom Capable:

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