Weaving colourful narratives of Egypt’s faraway lands and pharaonic past with fictional flair, the inaugural rug collaboration between Tappeti fine handcrafted rugs + carpets and YSG – REAL MAJIK – is a tangible tale of hand-knotted and hand-tufted artisanship.
Both timeless and ecologically sensitive, each rug incorporates a mix of fibres. Combinations of artsilk, hemp, Tibetan highland wool and nettle feature in the intricate hand-knotted rugs to reveal an exquisite level of pattern detail, whilst New Zealand wool and artsilk articulate the hand-tufted pieces to achieve various lustrous textures through a mix of loop and cut piles. Their rich hues – from amethyst and garnet to shimmering toffee – are created through traditional batch-dying for each rug to minimise chemical waste and provide limitless opportunities for unique colouration.
