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JAN KATH COMPANY INFORMATION THE DESIGNER BOCHUM, BERLIN, …, NEW YORK QUALITY AND MANUFACTURING OUR PHILOSOPHY HAND KNOTTED HAND TUFT INFO & PHOTO DOWNLOAD WWW.JAN-KATH.COM ARTWORK ANGLES ERASED HERITAGE BORO DRESSES BILLBOARD LOST WEAVE BLURRED LINES JUNGLE ERASED CLASSIC BALLPOINT ART BIDJAR EVOLUTION HEITER BIS WOLKIG RADI DELUXE SPACECRAFTED TAGGED LE MAROC BLANC HAÎK JIANGXI SLICED TOKYO UNKNOWN ARTISTS JAN KATH APP DAYDREAMER JAN KATH COMPANY INFORMATION FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

PAGE 3 JAN KATH COMPANY INFORMATION He consciously breaks with traditional ways of seeing and throws strict rules of composition out of the window. While an entire generation once rolled up their grandmothers’ Persian rugs and exiled them from the living room, Kath’s designs are now bringing them “back to the floor.” “Nobody feels really comfortable in clinically styled apartments with highly polished concrete floors,” Kath explains. “Our carpets are an organic dotting of the ‘i’, islands of wellbeing with a healing effect in cool interiors – without destroying the overall style.” With his...

PAGE 5 JAN KATH COMPANY INFORMATION In the hall, which is bathed in light and oozes the rough charm of a bygone industrial culture, the large-format rugs really come into their own. Furthermore, retailers and their clients are invited to browse the private gallery (by appointment), which is incorporated into the showroom. The collections are distributed around the world by selected retail partners. In recent years, Jan Kath has evolved into a strong brand that has been highly influential in terms of setting new trends in rug design. In the past, customers would select rugs such as the...

MIAMI STORE JAN KATH STORE MIAMI RUG EVOLUTION LLC 221 NW 23RD STREET MIAMI, FL 33127 UNITED STATES T: +1 786 558 4334 F: +1 786 558 4068 INFO@MIAMI.JAN-KATH.COM COLOGNE STORE JAN KATH STORE COLOGNE VENLOER STR. 16 50672 COLOGNE GERMANY T: +49 (0) 221 94 967 940 INFO@JAN-KATH-KOELN.DE NEW YORK SHOWROOM JAN KATH SHOWROOM KYLE AND KATH LLC 555 WEST 25TH ST 2ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10001 UNITED STATES T: +1 646 74 52 555 F: +1 646 74 52 554 INFO@NYC.JAN-KATH.COM VANCOUVER SHOWROOM JAN KATH SHOWROOM VANCOUVER FINLAY & KATH INC. 505 RAILWAY STREET VANCOUVER, BC V6A 1A7 CANADA T: +1 604 254 5284 F:...

INFO & PHOTO DOWNLOAD WWW.JAN-KATH.COM With regard to size, format, and materials, the carpets can be made according to individual wishes. Even items from the collections can be freely combined with one another in a kind of modular design system. Yarns from wool, silk, and stinging nettles are available in a range of over 1,200 colors. Kath’s modern designs first take shape on computers in the creative center in Bochum in the Ruhr District of Germany and are sent electronically to be made in Nepal, Thailand, India, or Morocco. Nevertheless, he relies on long-established production methods...

To find out more, visit www.label-step.org INFO & PHOTO DOWNLOAD WWW.JAN-KATH.COM STEP was founded as an independent non-governmental organization in 1995 by well-known aid organizations such as Bread for the World, Caritas, and Swissaid. It has an active local presence in all of the major carpet-producing countries, including Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, and Turkey. Independent inspec­­­­­ tors regularly visit production sites to check the working conditions. Based on current market prices, Label STEP calculates the wages required by carpet weavers and...

PAGE 13 JAN KATH COMPANY INFORMATION To produce a piece that is 2.5 meters wide, four or five carpet weavers sit side by side on a bench. Stretched out in front of them on the loom are the warp threads, which form the basic frame of the rug. The carpet weavers need to work in complete harmony and at an equal pace. This is because our rugs grow horizontally. Once a row is complete, the knots are fixed in place with the “closing thread” and packed tight using a comb hammer. Only then is it possible to begin the next row of knots. It requires real teamwork. The more complex a design is, the...

JAN KATH CONSIDERS HIMSELF A COUTURIER FOR FLOORS. FOR LARGE PROJECTS SUCH AS LUXURY HOTELS AND EXCLUSIVE SHOPS OR VIP LOUNGES IN AIRPORTS HE ALSO PRODUCES HIGH-QUALITY HAND-TUFTED CARPETS MADE IN FACTORIES. His customers include the worlds most successful fashion labels. The quality of JK tufting is extremely robust. In comparison to hand-woven items, tufted carpets can be produced at a significantly faster rate. In summer 2011, a TV audience of 30 million looked on as Prince Albert II and his bride Charlene walked down the aisle at their fairytale wedding in Monaco. The aisle was covered...

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PAGE 19 INFO & PHOTO DOWNLOAD WWW.JAN-KATH.COM Jan Kath has transposed the profound color spectacle to the carpet. In the ARTWORK collection, wool is used to “paint” instead of a brush. What appears to the beholder to be random has actually been precisely specified by the designer in his template and can be perfectly reproduced by the experienced weavers in the workshops in Kathmandu. To reproduce the complexity of the design as precisely as possible, the weavers often change the material knot after knot. As such, up to 24 colors may be used in a single carpet. The material mix of the...

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PAGE 25 INFO & PHOTO DOWNLOAD WWW.JAN-KATH.COM But the simple reproduction of old ideas is not the JAN KATH philosophy. The inclusion of the word “Erased” in the collection name is a clear indication that Kath incorporates his trademark alienation effects in these creations. A specially developed antique finishing technique makes it look as if new rugs have already been lying on the parlor floor of a manor house for years on end. “Just like every Bavarian village has its own traditional dress, every community, region, and cultural group in the East has developed a particular style of...