Artek is launching a new collection of wool rugs created by six talented Finnish designers: Eero Aarnio, Harri Koskinen, Stefan Lindfors, Teresa Moorhouse, Erja Hirvi, and Tuukka Halonen.
The new collection’s designs are inspired by both classic and experimental environments. In the future, Artek will increasingly launch more new interior fabrics and textiles.
Eero Aarnio – Grid
”My rug combines contemporary and classical. Grid creates a neutral background for an interior and can be surrounded by less neutral. White will be later on followed by a sand-coloured version.”
(Eero Aarnio)
Harri Koskinen – Spruce
”In my design green portrays a leaf but it can also represent a scale. The dark background is like a net or a network of liane from deeper towards the light. The net theme continues with future colour combinations – flame design will recreate the character of the rug.”
(Harri Koskinen)
Stefan Lindfors – Mother and Child
”Which came first, the mother or the child? In my case both were born simultaneously, differing in size and shape, yet independent as pieces. Uniting the two offers a third option, however. And as far as I’m concerned a mother and her child make the most beautiful symbiosis ever.”
(Stefan Lindfors)
Teresa Moorhouse – Pihlajat
”The thought was to draw shapes of rowan trees to the rug. My aim is to bring some playfulness to classical, timeless interior decoration.”
(Teresa Moorhouse)
Erja Hirvi – Kiiruna/Kuru
”In my designs I have applied jugend ornamentation. I wanted to approach the subject in a rather classical manner and oriented myself with quite a pile of literature. ”Kiiruna” is part of a bigger ornament and ”Kuru” is a developed version of that. I find it interesting to apply coincidence and ”error”… I probably would not have come up with these designs without noticing a beautifully shaped piece of paper that was on its way to the bin.”
(Erja Hirvi)
Tuukka Halonen – Persia
”When designing the rug I researched Persian carpets – their symbols and ornamentation. The end result is an abstract interpretation of a Persian carpet, like an archeological founding – what is left and recognizable in a historical carpet
after erosion. The red and white colouring and three dimensional character make the rug modern – a fresh and interesting element for interiors.”
(Tuukka Halonen)