Gan Backstitch Composition Brick Rug
Backstitch Composition Brick Rug
BACKSTITCH COMPOSITION BRICK RUG
Designed by Raw-Edges studio
The Composition Brick rug is one of the most representative designs from our Backstitch collection.
Its energetic embroidery hints at a particular logic or shape, inspired on the apparent randomness of the reverse side of embroidery work.
Designed by Raw-Edges studio, the series includes two other models, Calm and Busy, with a similar inspiration but a different stitching style. Composition, with its abstract design, can be used both as rug and wall tapestry. It is available in two sizes as well as in the Composition Green version, with predominantly green tones.
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
Backstitch
BRAND
Gan
PRODUCT TYPE
Rug
PRODUCTION
Made in Spain
USE
Indoor
FIBRE COMPOSITION
100% New Wool
DIMENSION
Height : 7 mm (0.27")
TOTAL WEIGHT APROX
0.32 lbs / ft²
REVERSIBLE
No
REVERSO
No
MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE
Kilim + Embroidery
DESIGNER
Raw-Edges
COLLECTION
Backstitch
BACKSTITCH, A SERIES IN OUR HAND LOOM COLLECTION
Deepening the possibilities offered by hand-operated looms, at GAN we have gone a step further by exploring not only the traditional flat hand-loom designs, but also elements with high volume, practically three-dimensional, using pure virgin wool that is knotted, cut, braided or looped.
WORK
The reverse side of embroidery work was the inspiration from which the Backstitch collection was born, with its seemingly random stitches, the result of the pattern that is meant to be shown on the side that is visible. Raw-Edges’ designers discovered this frantic and irregular world while learning the technique of embroidery and, fascinated by its hidden and involuntary beauty, they created the suggestive designs that make up the Backstitch collection.
RAW-EDGES, DESIGNERS OF THE BACKSTITCH COLLECTION
After meeting in Jerusalem, Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay moved to London to study at the Royal College of Art, where, in 2007 they founded Raw-Edges, after finishing their studies. With a very experimental approach, influenced by this famous British institution, their work methodology has always been based on a combination of personal research and practical exploration. Guided by curiosity, their studio works largely as a laboratory in which, for example, they have tried paper molds to create expandable foam furniture or produce tiles industrially. Likewise, they also work with everyday objects, always giving them a surprising twist.
DETAIL
The reverse side of embroidery work was the inspiration from which the Backstitch collection was born, with its seemingly random stitches, the result of the pattern that is meant to be shown on the side that is visible. Raw-Edges’ designers discovered this frantic and irregular world while learning the technique of embroidery and, fascinated by its hidden and involuntary beauty, they created the suggestive designs that make up the Backstitch collection. Its manufacture combines a hand loom technique with hand-embroidered areas. The embroidery work is made by our GAN Women’s Unit, a team composed of female artisans in northern India. Powered by GAN, it offers autonomy and economic independence to the women who make up this group through stable and well-paid work.