A sense of comfort under your feet, mixed with narrations from the hands of a thousand weavers and a thousand designs- is what you will call a perfect carpet. No one can understand the art of weaving such immaculate carpets as the Tirun-based Italian brand, Battilossi, does. Battilossi, sitting foremost in the creation of contemporary rugs, in their recent collections has strategically allowed the Pantone color of the year 2023, Viva Magenta to penetrate and be an inspiration to their threads. It has delightfully played with the fearless, exuberant yet soothing personality of magenta and gave the rugs a truly new look.
Battilossi has been mesmerizing us with its rich weaves for 30 years, blending in the artisans of the world’s best-known countries for oriental carpets, ie, Nepal and Pakistan. Diving into their fresh range of collections, let’s look at how Battilossi is ready to enchant us with its beauty.
Avita Rugs: Weaving Tales of Kilim Craftsmanship and Nature’s Hues
Avita may seem like an austere flat-weave rug, but there it stands to pull you into a tale, whispering about its kilim weaving and weft mixed techniques, the soft wool of Ghazni, and its bright tones of nature. Handknotted by Lahore, Pakistan, designs like Drizzle, Storm, Ember, and Flash, dipped into colors like mint, mulberry, orchid, etc stay as an elegant pair to marble, wood, and leather. Crafted by Lahore skilled workers, for a world of interior design professionals, this collection is characterized by its repetitive patterns, playful textures, and colors. Its designs like Fracto, extrude a pattern of mere dots and lines, whereas, Furosa, goes the opposite with dense crosses and stars.
Let the colors speak of their personality, with this concept. It consists of light, medium, and dark tones, allowing 27 different combinations, which can be customized in various collections. The collection yet again comes from the heart of Lahore’s craftspeople.
Coming from the hands of Kathmandu, Series #1 comprises an intricate silk weave, a fusion of plain yet chic geometrical patterns and art. The colors like Charcoal, Brown, and Blue, hug into the designs like Edge, Niwas, Pipe, etc.
Exotic Weaving Techniques and Aesthetic Designs
Touching upon unique weaving techniques from Tibet, and Nepal, Series #2, is like an exotic art, surrounding us with complex designs and showcasing the incrementing ability of the craftspeople. Cream, Ivory, and Beetle play major roles in their Hendrix, Quantum, and Spiro designs. The Fade collection pays homage to magnificence and enigma, as its ideas come from Rothko’s colors and Persian Mazandaran textiles, weaving aesthetics in dreamy spun wool. Alabaster, Midnight, and Oak shine pridefully in their designs. More than six underlying textures, paired with a rhythmic pattern of movement and dance is what Tocca is exactly precise to be.
Colors like Lemon, Argento, and Orange, spread vividly in their designs like T1, T2, T4, etc. The Veldt collection carries a high-spirited energy and paves its way through the Ghazi wool, and different weaving techniques like flat-weave, Scandinavian weave, etc to form textures. Its designs like Gridiron, Jiguzagu, Mogul, etc are furnished with colors like Autumn, Silverback, and many more. Battilossi has always respected and uplifted the hand-knotted and handwoven carpets from Kathmandu, Nepal, and Lahore, Pakistan using the precious wool of Ghazni, Afghanistan. Each design is a connection to an old tradition, which doesn’t just embrace our houses, but gives them one more reason to stay alive.
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