Wool

  • The Wall Street Journal. November 11-12, 2017
  • Galerie. 2017 Winter
  • Swedish Pile

    Signed: SB (Sigvard Bernadotte)

    The field is organized as a grid of small rectangular compartments, each holding a hooked or key-shaped motif rendered in alternating tones of taupe, soft grey, and warm brown against an ivory ground. The repeating angular forms shift color from cell to cell, creating a subtle checkerboard rhythm across the surface. A plain ivory border frames the composition, with the woven monogram set into the lower right corner and loose warp fringe left exposed at the top edge.

    Recycled Denim

    100% denim recycled material.

     

    The field is composed of narrow horizontal bands in alternating tones of pale blue and charcoal, each strip irregular in width and density, giving the surface a striated, almost tidal rhythm. There is no distinct border; the striping runs edge to edge, terminating in loose ivory-white fringe along the top and bottom. A detail view shows the individual strands lying in slightly uneven, overlapping courses, their frayed ends visible within the weave.

    Oushak

    An ivory field centers on a lobed medallion filled with a rosette in soft coral and celadon, extending pendants toward the corners which are cut by muted sage spandrels dense with scrolling vine and floral sprays. Scattered blossoms and palmettes in coral, gold, and pale green fill the open ground, echoed in the wide border of repeating floral vine between narrow guard stripes. The palette stays consistently soft and faded, ivory and cream against pale coral and celadon throughout.

    Swedish Flat Weave

    The field is organized into a grid of rectangular compartments in shades of coral and rust, ivory outlines separating each cell. Motifs rotate irregularly through the grid: scattered cross-shaped florets in violet, yellow, blue and white, paired stacked diamonds in plum and taupe, small striped bars, and a few compartments centered on a plain yellow or teal medallion. A narrow ivory band frames the field, enclosed by a wider dark brown-and-cream striated border, with a small woven mark in the lower right corner.

    Swedish Kilim

    A long, narrow runner with an open ivory ground scattered with irregular blocks of rust, green, and soft blue forming a loose, abstract grid. Small tree-like and comb motifs repeat across the field, framed by a plain rust-colored border, with warp fringe left visible at both ends.

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