A Village Rug from Aghja Ghaya, Zanjan Province — ContemporaryHand-spun wool, natural dyes. Wool on cotton foundation.
The village of Aghja Ghaya in Zanjan Province has a long weaving tradition. The women here are skilled, and their wool, hand-spun, naturally dyed, is among the finest you will find anywhere in Iran.
This piece is something different. About twenty years ago, we began working closely with the weavers of this village, bringing them quality materials and encouraging them to explore beyond the conventional. This rug is the result of one such collaboration, a design we conceived together, departing entirely from the village's classic patterns in favour of something more spare, more contemporary, and perhaps more quietly daring.
Three geometric compositions float on a vast ivory field, framed by a deep, warm red border. The palette, saffron, rust, slate blue, navy, is the same as it has always been in this village. The wool and the dyes are entirely natural and entirely traditional. Only the vision has changed.
It is the kind of piece that sits just as comfortably in a contemporary interior as it does in a traditional one. And it is one of a kind.
A Village Rug from Aghja Ghaya, Zanjan Province — ContemporaryHand-spun wool, natural dyes. Wool on cotton foundation.
The village of Aghja Ghaya in Zanjan Province has a long weaving tradition. The women here are skilled, and their wool, hand-spun, naturally dyed, is among the finest you will find anywhere in Iran.
This piece is something different. About twenty years ago, we began working closely with the weavers of this village, bringing them quality materials and encouraging them to explore beyond the conventional. This rug is the result of one such collaboration, a design we conceived together, departing entirely from the village's classic patterns in favour of something more spare, more contemporary, and perhaps more quietly daring.
Three geometric compositions float on a vast ivory field, framed by a deep, warm red border. The palette, saffron, rust, slate blue, navy, is the same as it has always been in this village. The wool and the dyes are entirely natural and entirely traditional. Only the vision has changed.
It is the kind of piece that sits just as comfortably in a contemporary interior as it does in a traditional one. And it is one of a kind.
