‘a former greek city under the guardianship of Rome’. • The origin of this collection lies in the Byzantine architecture. The Byzantine Empire had been of great influence on the culture and knowledge in Western Europe. Influences of the Byzantine architecture are especially to be found in religious buildings, using a lot of domes and round facades. Made out of colourful tiny tiles. One of the most well known is the Alhambra. • The Alhambra is a medieval palace and fort of the Moorish Kingdom of Granada in Andalusia [south of Spain]; ‘The Moorish’ was the name of the islamic people in Spain at...

• Patterned rugs is a new chapter for Carpet Sign; We lost our virginity, we started with patterns, being complementary to the existing collection. • Design is associated with luxurious, cosmopolitan, architectural digest. • Inspired by the abundance of colours and shapes & rythms of the Moorish tiles in the spanish Alhambra and the portuguese Azulejos, we looked for patterns matching contemporary, luxurious interiors; • A touch of traditional craft, a touch of AD, a touch of traditional tufting technique: tradition translated to present-day design. • Timeless design with a twist by subtile, random...

Fond – Basis - Effect The 4 designs all have a fond, a basis and an effect. The basis is the over all design, the effects will only be tufted partly. It looks like a random design but this is a standard pattern. The designs have a fixed centre. From there the sizes will be scaled.

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