Two Carpets Designed for Teppichfabrik Melchnau
Our two carpet designs are Sardinian kelims. To be made of Sardinian wool, woven with Sardinian technique, and produced on the island by local weavers, the integrity and quality of the materials are the determining factors for the design. We contrast this to architecture where tradition has lost its guiding role and is not self evident any more. The current approaches and methods of construction are no longer tied to techniques that have become immutable in time, and for each architectural project we have to create an individual, sustainable base to substitute for a lack of tradition in the methods of production. During the design development for the kelims we realized that it was important not to try and substitute the traditional production methods, or to simply apply a formal solution, or play with aspects of composition. Should we impose a colour or form to the carpets? Should we decorate the carpet surfaces with images of our buildings? Should we imitate the pencil, brush or pen of the architect with the weaving technique? The more we thought about weaving patterns the more we were convinced of the necessity to go beyond representation.
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