We Make Carpets Artists

Carpets one of the most practical forms of islamic art was the carpet.

We make carpets artists.

Just as the carpet s primary function is utilitarian so it goes for the clothes peg or chip fork. The dutch art collective we make carpets has spent the past decade transforming everyday objects and materials into site specific art installations. Victorian foundation for living australian artists. The term illumination originally denoted the embellishment of the text with gold or silver giving the impression that the page had been literally illuminated.

We make carpets ngv triennial channel. We make carpets about we make carpets. The moody center for the arts at rice university commissioned dutch collective we make carpets to create a site specific installation for its central gallery. Illuminated manuscript handwritten book decorated with gold or silver brilliant colors or elaborate designs or miniature pictures.

While carpets were used in everyday life as floor coverings prayer mats wall hangings and cushions they were also beautiful pieces of art. Ngv school and community support programs. The artists at we make carpets want to bring the same type of appreciation that we have for fine rugs to the everyday objects in our world. The process begins with the purchase of massive quantities of the objects to be used.

Designers marcia nolte amsterdam 1982 stijn van der vleuten eindhoven 1985 and artist bob waardenburg zoetermeer 1983 first collaborated on an installation for the 2009 dutch design week. Using scraps of yarn salvaged from her family s carpet factory the artist creates idyllic visions of nature filled with lush mosses grasses and waterways. All area rugs carpet tiles build your space from the flor up build your perfect area rug throw rug or accent rug in any style size or color from our selection of modern carpet tiles. These carpets often used colorful repeating geometric designs or arabesque patterns.

Working at the intersection of art and design kehayoglou produces hand tufted rugs and wall hangings that resemble aerial views of pastoral landscapes.