
A burst of orange and gold breaks across a dark blue ground scattered with pale circles. No part of the pattern repeats, so it reads a little differently from every side of the room. It is a modern 8x10 area rug in blue and orange.
This one-of-a-kind, handmade wool and silk rug is hand knotted from a blend of hand-spun local wool and fine merino wool, and colored with natural vegetable dyes extracted from local plants. Silk blended into the pile adds a soft sheen to the finer details. The dyes give the pile an abrash, a gentle shift in shade within a single color. It happens because hand-spun wool takes natural dye a little differently from batch to batch, and it is one of the signs of a true handmade rug. The pile is trimmed to a moderate thickness, then stone-washed and sun-dried for a natural sheen and a soft, comfortable feel underfoot.
It anchors a living room seating group, a bedroom, or a dining room. The contrast of blue and orange gives a boho chic or eclectic room its focal point and adds energy to a contemporary space. The painterly design sits well with contemporary art and maximalist layers.
