Lace Hand Knotted Rug by Karen Michelle Evans |
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| DESIGN NAME: Lace PRIMARY FUNCTION: Hand Knotted Rug INSPIRATION: Lace is inspired by lights casting shadows on the face, evoking a sense of drama to the features of a woman. Using monochromatic tones of grays and whites, body art is applied to enhance or to camouflage the feature of the woman. Using innovated new techniques of twisted silk yarns with long threads and flat looped knots, a modern abstract pattern is created. Textures are introduced to add a third dimension to the face by long silk yarns overlapping each other as the monochromatic tones of blacks, whites and grays stand next to each other revealing and concealing the design. The yarns are flattened or raised, forming shades and shadows and giving depth of wisdom across of the map of the face. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Using innovated new techniques of twisted silk yarns with long threads and flat looped knots, a modern abstract pattern is created when viewed closely. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Being aware of the earth and our own responsibility to its environment we carefully work to use the finest natural fibers of silk. Silk is 100% sustainable and a renewable natural resource that is recycled into the yarns. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The rug was designed in March 2016 and completed in August 2016. Location: Dubai, UAE FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The technique of double dipping the hand-spun yarn enhances the color variations on the yarn before weaving. Dip-dyed yarns give gradations in color that can range from subtle colorways to a stronger boldness as it intensifies. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: The design is woven in Tibetan knot to a high quality of 110 knots only using the highest quality of 100% Handspun silks. The size is 2500 mm by 3000 mm. TAGS: Ayka, Rug, Hand knotted rugs, Beauty, Silk rug, Karen Michelle Evans RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Having over twenty years as an interior designer, the designer learned that a rug had a strong effect on all interiors. She set up her own company with a different design philosophy which was missing from the market. Her instinct was to create designs that were artistic and which were created from her own experience rather than just patterns. She went out of her way to look for artisans who could understand and bring her vision to realization. CHALLENGE: One of the challenges with this project was to work with skilled artisans who brought them generations of techniques but whose vision of design was rooted in their older traditions. The designer had to work with these artisans for them to understand her vision and to challenge their own ideas. It was very rewarding to see their satisfaction and pride on something they had never made before and had now become part of them. ADDED DATE: 2017-09-19 07:11:20 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Karen Michelle Evans IMAGE CREDITS: Karen Michelle Evans, 2017. |
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NAME: Ayka Design PROFILE: AYKA DESIGN is the brainchild of K. Michelle Evans, award winning Interior Designer who won the highly prestigious BEST INTERIOR DESIGNER of 2013 in the Commercial Interior Design Awards held in Dubai. Michelle was described by the judges as a "hospitality specialist with a true understanding of different cultures" and someone who "creates bespoke designs suited to clients' individual needs". The judges highlighted that what sets Evans apart is her ability to create truly "experimental designs". Ayka Design is a Boutique Studio specializing in hand knotted bespoke rugs. It was set up in 2013 and launched its first collections to the design world in Domotex 2014. In a short time, Michelle has made a name for herself as one of the foremost creative, edgy and progressive rug designers around. Michelle now has several collections to her name and has exhibited them in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Venice, Germany and Dubai. Her passion for bold modern design and abstract textures is evident in her latest collections and by her most recent Carpet Design Awards at Domotex 2016. Michelle continues to experiment with new techniques and follows her instincts as a designer to explore new boundaries in the Rug World, while maintaining the highest quality for her cutting edge designs. |
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Lace Hand Knotted Rug by Karen Michelle Evans is Runner-up for A' Design Award in Furniture Design Category, 2017 - 2018.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Karen Michelle Evans. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Karen Michelle Evans. |
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