Pershephone Rug [Wall Hangomg]
Pershephone Rug [Wall Hangomg]
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A one-of-a-kind piece made with two warps of natural undyed British wool in the shades of whites, greys, and Welsh black, and a natural undyed chunky British wool weft with coloured details of silk made out of waste Indian saris. It celebrates a classic bold weave in a distorted graphic pattern, created by alternatively using the two warps and short tassels on both sides.
Handwoven, hand-knotted and hand-brushed. Made with love and sustainability from yarn to cloth to the final piece.
The Persephone Rug could also be used as a wall-hanging piece.
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In every step of the production, the ‘Zero Waste Design’ principle has been followed, aiming to decrease to the minimum yarn waste and unnecessary cuts, carbon footprints, the use of machinery, water and electric energy. The environmental impact is being considered at all the stages of the design, the making process, and also the packaging of this item.
Dimensions: approx. 145 x 200 cm
Materials: natural undyed British wool, waste Indian sari silk
Colour: Ecru, Wensleydale Gey, Welsh Black, Orange (detail)
Clean & Care: Dry cleaning
Lead Time: 3 - 4 weeks
All products are handcrafted so there will be slight unique differences between each piece. This is the nature of hand-made which enhances the character of each product and is not considered a defect.
Colours may differ from the ones on the screen and dimensions are in approximate measurements.
Persephone rug is part of the ‘Persephone's Dream ‘ collection. All pieces are inspired by the colours of the Cycladic landscape and its wind-sculptured beaches. Every piece’s name is named after a song and the whole collection works as a hidden playlist.
Persephone rug draws inspiration from the poem 'Persephone's Nightmare' and is my comment on today's environmental crisis caused by mass production and fast fashion. By only using natural undyed and fashion waste yarns, I aspire to reconnect with nature and its raw materials and create contemporary work while reinterpreting traditional weaving techniques while embracing a slow-making zero-waste philosophy and practice.
Persephone's Nightmare' is a poem-song included in Manos Hadjidakis’ album “Ta Paraloga” (“The irrationals”) , 1976 - Lyrics: Nikos Gatsos, Composer: Manos Hadjidakis, Performer: Maria Farandouri. It sets modern Greek environmental issues against Greek mythology: Eleusis is the setting for the most important ancient shrine of Demeter and Persephone, goddesses associated with Earth’s fertility, and a modern industrial wasteland. It’s a lament about how Eleusina was ended up. A sacred place in ancient Greece, and famous all over the ancient world for the Eleusinian mysteries and the cult of Demeter and Persephone, a beautiful natural landscape was lost forever in order to become the most polluted and industrialized place in Greece. The poem focuses mainly on the aesthetic pollution and abuse of the once sacred, respectful and untouchable place. It makes many hints too, either direct or indirect, about the downgrading of life quality and public health.
