An hommage to the Malanotti De Caldes, who next to their own production of fine textiles also imported Chinese silk to Venice. In the eighteenth century, the Qing empire was the largest and most prosperous country in the world, producing an enormous number of refined cultural and artistic works. Professional artists worked at court, creating portraits, documentary and narrative images. In ceramic art, vivid color was a result of imperial admiration for European enamel objects. Italian Giuseppe Castiglione, locally known as Lang Shining, was a favorite of the court, establishing the new court aesthetic of combining Western with Chinese traditions.
$4,400
The Story of the Stone
An hommage to the Malanotti De Caldes, who next to their own production of fine textiles also imported Chinese silk to Venice, this rug is inspired by The Story of the Stone, an 18th-century Chinese story. It is one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature and a memorial to the women Author Cao Xueqin knew in his youth.
$1,700
The Tree of Life
Inspired by The tree of Life, a fundamental archetype in many of the world's mythological and philosophical traditions. The tree of life appears in Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Persia, in Chinese mythology, in Hinduism, in Ancient Greek and Norse mythology, in the Kabbalah, in the Ancient cultures of the Mayas and Aztecs, in the cultures of the Northern American Sioux and Iroquois, and in Christianity.
$4,900
The Venetian Hamlet
Inspired by a tapisserie created in the 18th century in Borgo Malanotte (borgo = township, hamlet) in Terzolas north of Venice. It comes in two designs, one in azure - olive - tangerine shades, the other in golden yellow, blue, purple and tangerine shades. This rug is handmade from 100% New Zealand wool.
$2,900
Celebre
At the artistic performances and costume parties at the early Bauhaus, Kandinsky appeared as an antenna, Itten as amorphous monster, Gropius as Le Corbusier, and Feininger as two triangles. The story of these performances inspired this rug design featuring geometric totems to celebrate a time of exceptional creativity. On a black background, bright figures are meticulously carved to create patterns of light and shadow. Handtufted and hand-carved in Uttar Pradesh from 100% New Zealand Wool, 243 x 153 cm.
$2,200
Shambala
In Tibetan belief, Shambala is a mythical kingdom. Handcrafted in Uttar Pradesh from brightly dyed New Zealand Wool with Viscose inlays for a subtle luster reflecting the ambient light of your room.
