The Origin Collection
The Origin collection is inspired by our most recent visit to India, a trip that felt a world away from our everyday lives in London. While there, we were hosted and treated like family in Delhi, Bhadohi, and Jaipur.
Our rugs are hand crafted in the Bhadohi District in Northern India. Bhadohi is known as the ‘carpet city of India’. Bhadohi alone employs 200k rural artisans. Geographically, the area is located on the River Ganges and is one of the most fertile plains in India. We found inspiration in both the natural landforms and natural materials from the region.
Harri is inspired by the origin of our products, the rural villages we stayed in during our time at the factory. Harri is made with hand carded wool giving it the unique texture. The product is then hand woven by an artisan. Environmentally speaking, the only electricity required in hand weaving is the light switch in the room. It is then backed with recycled cotton, a by-product from the fashion industry.
Harri
Amer
Next, we visited Jaipur, another city with a rich history in textile craftsmanship.
While we expected to be inspired by this textile history, we found ourselves most captivated by the passage of time in the city’s famous ancient monuments. This became the inspiration for the patterns used in the Origin Collection- Amer, Baori and Jantar.
The Amer Fort is an ancient fort constructed of red sandstone and marble. Situated above the city of Jaipur, the town spreads over 4km and is home to 18 temples dating back to medieval times. What we found completely fascinating while there were the colours and the distressing of the sandstone on the walls. The Amer Rug translates this fading with hand carded wool as our base and uses a melange of undyed wool into our motif.
Baori
This product is a translation from our photos of Panna Meena Kund near the Amer Fort. Jaipur has several famous ‘Baoris’. They were essential water conservation structures in ancient India. The steps are arranged in a zigzag pattern that creates a beautiful and symmetrical effect.
We coloured the Baori rug to reflect the stairs and give a subtle contrast. The product is hand woven and backed. To elevate the rug, we use a thicker detail for our motif and our border.
Jantar
The Jantar Mantar, home of the world’s largest stone sundial, contains 19 astronomical instruments. Finished in 1734, it has been damaged, neglected and restored multiple times over its history and is now a UNESCO world heritage site. The Jantar rug is made in the traditional hand knotted method, without mechanical intervention, with natural jute and New Zealand wool.
