KAMA ALLEGRO A PIACERE RUG
KAMA ALLEGRO A PIACERE RUG
Designed by Deanna Comellini
An ingenious update of an iconic rug
Kama Allegro a Piacere is a limited edition rug with a sumptuous and wild hand-woven weave in viscose fiber that reflects the light. This contemporary design is part of a capsule collection ‘Kama 20|21’ created to celebrate the iconic Kama rug’s twentieth anniversary.
Deanna Comellini, driven by the artistic freedom of her creative process, updated the bestseller rug’s original style, introducing new exciting textures and colors. With Kama Allegro a Piacere, as its name suggests, Deanna Comellini celebrates Kama’s entry among the icons of contemporary design, as a true modern classic.
In fact, the name is an explicit reference to classicism and the heritage of Italian culture through classical music, a symbol of elegance, precision, creative genius and dynamism.
DESIGNER
DEANNA COMELLINI
“The rug is the earth-platform on which we were born. It is just like us. It is the first element in the creation of an intimate and domestic atmosphere. In the home, it represents the scent, the habits, the poetry.
The rug is an archaic symbol that G.T.DESIGN transforms into something contemporary, a part of everyday life, a sign that indicates the boundaries of our personal space.” “The Manifesto of the Contemporary Rug”
Deanna Comellini studied in Bologna’s artistic environment in the 70s, spending time in various art studios. In 1974, she approached the design world while working with Italian architectural firms and furniture companies until 1977. She founded G.T.DESIGN, taking on designer and art director’s role.
Her design research became the center of her production philosophy through her initial work on materials and shapes. During the 80s, a drive to discover, explore and safeguard traditional techniques from various international cultures led her to process the idea of the ‘imperfect design’. Her curiosity and independent spirit resulted in the fusion of craftsmanship know-how and customizable design projects.
In the 90s, her attention turned to hand-made techniques, natural materials, colors, and elementary shapes, resulting in a new design trend that reinvented textiles’ relevance in interior design. Today, Deanna Comellini’s research focuses on the contemporary rug, interpreted as an essential element of interior architecture.
Her creative approach, which starts from an artistic rather than an industrial vision of the product, generates a production process proper of the luxury industry, with unparalleled attention to detail.
Deanna Comellini’s creative process focuses on the interaction between matter, form, and space, concentrating for more than 40 years on the contemporary rug’s notion.
Aside from the obsessive quest for the perfect color palette, and the use of top-quality natural materials and high-performance technical yarns, it was her inventive idea of revisiting the rug that marked her story as a designer.
A perfect example is her innovative use of viscose fibers (referring to the rug Kama) to capture and reflect light, completely revolutionizing the rug design and its importance in interior design projects. The same free-minded observation of the world drove her to undertake the exciting digital era for rug design which, among other things, allows the production of rugs of large dimensions.
Deanna Comellini has brought the weaving process – an expression of technology, identity, and innovation for centuries – into the design universe. Natural fibers – such as linen, coconut, bamboo, pure wool, hemp, silk, and natural derivatives such as Tencel – lie at the heart of her experimentation into design and processing methods.
These natural materials are at the core of her research into the function, performance, and inherent symbolism of the objects produced. Unlike mere industrial production, the crafting highlights their imperfections and the sensitive vitality of their delightfully unique flaws.
INFORMATION
BRAND
Gt Design
PRODUCTION
Made in Italy
PRODUCT TYPE
Rug
COLLECTION
Kama
DESIGNER
Deanna Comellini
MATERIAL
High Quality Viscose
STRUCTURE
Hand woven on traditional looms
WASHING
Professional Cleaning Recommended
MAINTENANCE
Vacuum cleaner on a low setting taking care on the edges
THICKNESS
20-15-10 mm
DOWNLOAD
↓ Collection Sheet
KAMA, THE FIRST 20 YEARS OF AN INSTANT CLASSIC
A Timeless and Sustainable rug
-Designed in 2001 by Deanna Comellini, Kama has been the first rug made in a sumptuous and wild hand-woven viscose fiber. -Kama has gained two sustainability and ethics certifications. -With Kama, G.T.DESIGN strengthened its commitment to traceability, sourcing raw materials from ethical producers, and building long-lasting relationships with the company supply chain for all its collections. -Every Kama is signed by the skilled artisan who has woven it. -With G.T.DESIGN’s ‘regeneration program’ any Kama purchase comes with a guarantee for rug repair and restoration.
FINISHES
FINISHES
