Special Collection
Offering items from a small private collection of personally chosen rugs and carpets for sale.On view at the Gilles Botbyl Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
WHAT IS NOMADICKNOTS
NomadicKnots where passion meets craftsmanship
PICK OF THE WEEK
Roses are red...
Not always!
Some botanists aver that the rose has its origins in the Middle East while hastening to add that there are many many species of roses which occur in several countries around the world.
Ford attributes the presence of roses in Eastern carpet design to the influence of French carpet design. Speaking particularly of the Rose Bijar he says,"Whatever the origin of the tradition, in the case of the Bijar the foreign element has been completely absorbed into the local style and yet remains a feature sufficiently striking to focus one's attention on it wherever it appears."
( P. R. J. Ford, Oriental Carpet Design, p.309)
Floral, All-over Design
This delightful little rug illustrates beautifully what Ford says about
some over-all floral designs, "... they have a classical simplicity and
restraint which to many people is preferable to the medallion style
but is yet combined with a fluidity and warmth that cannot be
matched by geometric pieces in all-over patterns." *
The piece is tightly woven on a wool warp and weft foundation.
The pile is thick. Despite this, the design is crisply drawn and knotted. The colours are harmonious and muted.
*Ford, p.324
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THE COLLECTION
- Knotted Pile rugs
- Kilims and Flatweaves
- Bags and Trappings
- Silks
