Contemporary Block Print Floral Natural Silk Runner by Rug & Kilim, India

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This contemporary 4x4 square rug from Rug & Kilim’s Block Print collection—an innovative line celebrating the artisanal charm of block … Read more This contemporary 4x4 square 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 in natural silk features a textural, high-low botanical pattern in a soothing palette of beige, taupe, and sky blue.

On the Design:

Admirers of the craft may appreciate this contemporary square rug among the works of a special workshop among 21st-century reimaginings of the block print design sensibility, as well as a uniquely rhythmic, artisanal piece found in this contemporary weaving tradition. Keen eyes for detail will particularly note this rug’s masterful execution of texture, symmetry, and scale among its countless beauties—all exemplary of the hand-stamped textile style, elevated here through a luxurious high-low silk pile. The colorway is one of the most delicious elements here, where a warm, earthy beige tone is favored in the field. Further, an elegant arrangement of oversized floral medallions and delicate botanical motifs flourish in luminous ice blue and taupe tones.

These central motifs take the shape of stylized, serrated leafy crests intricately detailed with miniature floral blossoms. The raised, textural high-low motifs brilliantly capture the soulful, slightly imperfect aesthetic of a hand-carved wooden block pressing ink into fabric, creating a mesmerizing three-dimensional depth against the recessed foundation. 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 masterpiece and a true connoisseur’s rug, teeming with artisanal history and textile culture. Boasting a particularly versatile square size with vast applications in bespoke interior design today. The accompanying book, Chagall by Gisela Kirpicsenko, Susanne Meyer-Büser, is part of Volumes by Rug & Kilim. The book (SKU - B279) can be acquired independently through our bookstore.

Custom Capable:

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