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SKU #: KR20434
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Hand Knotted
Primary color is Turquoise. Colors in this rug include: Ivory .
Wool
0.5
Indo Tibetan
India
New
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Clean contemporary and striking in its simplicity this hand-knotted Indo Tibetan rug makes a powerful design statement through the confidence of its two-color composition. The detailing contributes to a layered visual experience while maintaining balance and sophistication. This piece presents a broad unadorned turquoise field left completely open its jewel-toned ground given a subtle depth and variation by the Swiss wash finish that softens the color into a slightly antiqued dimensional tone rather than a flat uniform hue. The detailing contributes to a layered visual experience while maintaining balance and sophistication. Framing that open field is a wide border of continuous interlocking Moroccan-style quatrefoil lattice rendered entirely in ivory against the turquoise ground the geometric repeat precise and densely packed creating a border that reads almost as architectural fretwork wrapped around the perimeter of the rug. The detailing contributes to a layered visual experience while maintaining balance and sophistication. The ivory lines of the lattice are clean and sharply defined the contrast between the two colors strong enough that the pattern carries clearly from a distance without losing its intricacy up close. The detailing contributes to a layered visual experience while maintaining balance and sophistication. A thin ivory inner border separates the field from the lattice band with a boundary that keeps the transition from feeling abrupt. The detailing contributes to a layered visual experience while maintaining balance and sophistication. The overall effect is one of modern restraint built on a traditional hand-knotting foundation a rug that sits equally comfortably within a contemporary design context as it does within a more globally influenced or transitional one. The detailing contributes to a layered visual experience while maintaining balance and sophistication. For the USA home décor market, this rug is described with shopper-friendly terms such as area rug, oriental area rug, living room rug, bedroom rug, dining room rug, handmade rug, wool rug, and elegant interior accent, while keeping the original material, color, weave, design character, and construction details intact.
Story Behind the Art :For centuries Tibetans have woven rugs for both functional and decorative purposes drawing inspiration from geometric motifs auspicious symbols mythical creatures and natural imagery to create designs rich in color and meaning. The craft underwent a pivotal transformation after 1959 as the Tibetan diaspora spread across Nepal and India sparking a commercial revival of rug weaving. By the 1970s Tibetan rugs had gained international prominence with Nepalese artisans trained alongside Tibetan refugees becoming central to sustaining and evolving the tradition. Distinctive for their unique slit-loop technique known as the Tibetan knot these rugs possess a pile of remarkable depth texture and softness. Today Tibetan Nepalese and Indo-Tibetan rugs range from reimagined traditional motifs such as branching florals and snow lions to modern free-form patterns that bridge heritage with contemporary design.




