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A rug drawn from folded paper
The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.
The workRug Aya | Folds Unfolded (Irena Egelkraut, Reni Rugs), on the Dutch Design Week 2026 programme ddw.nlOther sources
- Dutch design week (renirugs.com) renirugs.com
Images, slide by slide
- Slide 1
- A pale rectangular rug seen from above on black, with crisp folded-paper edges and diamond-shaped bands of sheen across itPhoto: Irena EgelkrautMuseum or journal record
- Slide 2
- The corner of the pale rug laid on dark grass, its edge stepped like folded paper, with bands of shinier fiberPhoto: Irena EgelkrautMuseum or journal record
- Slide 3
- Step diagram: fold a small sheet of paper, unfold it, trace the creases as lines for a sketch, hand-tuft the rug with varied pile heightsImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Dutch Design Week press kit 2085, Rug Aya | Folds Unfolded (project text); size from ddw.nl programme page
- Slide 4
- Close view across the rug: matte pale wool beside a wide band of shinier, silkier fiber, with a raised seam between themPhoto: Irena EgelkrautMuseum or journal record
- Slide 5
- Black and white photo of a woman in black lying with her head on her arms on the pale rug, eyes closedPhoto: Daniel DevesaMuseum or journal record
- Ring frame
- ‘Polonaise Carpet’, Rijksmuseum (BK-17274)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record