Yabu Pushelberg Weaves Surrealism Into CC-Tapis Rugs
The boundary-pushing studio artfully translates blocky architecture and Escher-like structures into hand-knotted Himalayan wool.
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© Yabu Pushelberg
Surreality escapes the subconscious and hits the floor in the latest rug collection by CC-Tapis. Designed by the boundary-pushing studio Yabu Pushelberg, the Memento range artfully translates our weird world into hand-knotted 100 percent Himalayan wool.
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© Yabu Pushelberg
Three of them—Axo, Iso, and Ortho—offer depictions of blocky architecture, part adobe abodes and part impossible Escher-like structures, all in subtle variations of neutral taupe and creams.
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© Yabu Pushelberg
A fourth, Drift, sets them floating and tumbling across landscapes worthy of Dalí. The remaining trio of Laneway, Echo, and Dome explore forms which undulate in more saturated tones of blue and brown, looming on horizons and casting shadows across their grounds.
© Yabu Pushelberg
© Yabu Pushelberg
Crafted by Tibetan artisans in the brand’s Nepalese atelier, with blends of dyed and undyed wool achieving a soft finish with deep visual detail, each rug is conceived with the signature, imaginative flair that is worthy of hanging on walls as well.
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A uniquely individual series of hand-knotted rugs, enhanced by their exacting knowledge of technique and flawless expertise. Memento aims to inspire through memory, while conjuring up new ones, yet to come.
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© Yabu Pushelberg
About Yabu Pushelberg
Yabu Pushelberg designs places and products: immersive environments, compelling destinations, and considered goods. George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg founded the studio in 1980 with an emphasis on interior design and have since evolved into creative directors addressing multiple layers of human experience.
With offices in New York and Toronto and a team of more than a hundred creatives and professionals, the studio specializes in sensibilities spanning strategy, interior, product, lighting, textiles, and styling with a focus that goes well beyond what things look like, to how they make people feel.
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© Yabu Pushelberg
