Given the public’s enthusiastic
reaction to the chequered motif of his
Paper Lamp large table lamp, René
Barba quite naturally thought he
would try using it on the larger
surface of a rug. The white
background/black motif of the light is
echoed on the rug in its ‘negative’
form, with a black background and
white motif.
- Hand tufted rug in 100 % wool
(tufted background has ‘shaved’
finish; tufted white lines have ‘looped’
finish). The 2 colours (no. 1 for the
background and no. 2 for the motif)
are to be chosen from the 67 colours
on the three pompom sample rings
(see upholstery POS chapter). For
rugs in the customer’s choice of
dimensions, the motif will run from the
left-hand corner (of the basic design)
up to the chosen dimensions.
- Hand woven kilim rug (80 % wool /
20 % cotton). The lines of the design
are re-embroidered on the rug. The
colours do not correspond to those of
the pompom rings but the black is
close to pompom no. 48 and the
white to no. 28.