LANDSCAPES FOR FLOORS AND WALLS
rugs designed by eric hildebrandt
PASSAGES
The colorways of the Passages rug are named for the various routes of exploration and passage humans have traveled across the globe and between worlds. Pictured here is Queen Mary. The mid-twentieth century ocean liner named for Mary of Teck, the consort of King George V. Perhaps the most iconic of leisure cruises, there is no doubt that the Queen Mary hosted more than a few secret lovers enjoying the short-lived freedoms from their more mundane lives on land.
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SALT POINT
SALT POINT began as a series of photographs of perhaps the most otherworldly beach in California, about three hours north of San Francisco. The rock formations at the Salt Point beach are unlike any others along the coast and the inspiration there is unending. Craters, cracks, large planes of sandy rocks and sculptural formations that look straight out of Antoni Gaudí’s imagination. To walk on SALT POINT is to luxuriate in some the best materials in nature: wool, silk, salt, stone and tide.
Colorways are named for the various movements of seawater at the coastline.
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TOWER OF BABEL
Though its name is slightly different across various groups of people, the TOWER OF BABEL is a creation myth that evolved over the course of many cultures and centuries. In it, the faithful built a beautiful tower or ziggurat to the sky, wanting to get closer to their gods. The gods invariably did not like that idea and cast them asunder, making each other’s language unrecognizable, in an effort to keep people apart.
Originally taken from an image of a sculpture, each Tower of Babel is hand-knotted in New Zealand wool “plaster” and various shades of silk “gold leaf”. Texture is carved deep into and across the pile –– and on the silk side, multiple yarn thicknesses provides a rich texture. The months of complex knotting naturally means each piece is unique.
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GEODE
Geode features over 50 colors of hand-knotted silk. Colorways – such as Amethyst, pictured here – are named for the various types of the rough exterior, crystalline interior formations that occur inside volcanic rocks.
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