Starting from the premise that there are powerful, symbolic objects in any interior design and the rug is usually the one that “holds the room together”, but also acknowledging the rich history of wall tapestries, especially in the Balkans, we propose a collection of objects between contemporary art and functional design, namely a series of floor carpets and wall tapestries. They will be designed by a graphic designer, having a contemporary and minimal aesthetic, but they will be realised using an old craft. These will be thought of as a collection of 5 objects, 2 large carpets designed for the floors and a series of three wall tapestries, which will defy the boundaries of object design, crossing into the area of contemporary art.
Weaving Stories from Balkan Heritage – The Contemporary Abduction is a collection of carpets and wall tapestries, with a minimal and contemporary aesthethic discourse, but produced using a very old technique of weaving woolen carpets from Romania. Starting from the premise that there are powerful, symbolic objects in any interior design and the rug or is usually the one that “holds the room together”, but also acknowledging the very rich history of wall tapestries in the Balkans, the collection The Contemporary Abduction is composed of a series of objects on the border between functional design and contemporary art, referring to the history of Balkan tapestries and investigating in the same time the way in which immaterial heritage can coexist with contemporary design and can contribute to the preservation of local narratives, generating a cultural mix between old and new, between functional and decorative.
