World-renowned artist designs limited-edition carpets

Jwan Yosef is a world-renowned artist famed for art made with various types of tape. He has now turned his talent to making carpets, in collaboration with the Swedish Henzel Studio, which specialises in handmade art rugs.

Yosef starts by putting masking tape onto paper. He layers strips of tape to create three-dimensional designs, which are then scanned and digitised. The designs are used to make handwoven silk carpets. He has designed several sets of carpets in limited editions of 20. He explained his feeling behind the carpets to Architectural Digest:

“I worked with masking tape as a reference and the carpet became a pretty accurate three-dimensional imitation of that real object.”

Joakim Andreasson of Henzel Studio said that Yosef’s carpets allow him to work with tape in a unique way to create carpet art. He said that Yosef is amongst the most unique and challenging artists he has worked with. Henzel Studio said:

“Yosef invites the vernacular of everyday materials to a re-thinking of possibilities—a poetic exercise that extracts the many metaphors and biases society projects on familiar effects.”

The carpets can be placed on the floor, but it is not recommended that they be used in heavy footfall areas, as silk is not a very durable material.

For more practical carpet choices for Chester, Wrexham and North Wales homes, local carpet retailers have a wide selection of carpets in various fibres, colours and patterns. Expect a high-quality carpet to last many years.