Nominee | Fashion | 2003
Bastard Handwebteppich
This handwoven carpet is particularly soft, warm and compact. With its rich colour patterns, it can be seen as a winking European answer to the oriental carpet. The Bastard gets its structure, volume and exclusive thickness from the seven-colour warp (no repeat), with the filling and the warp threads being brought together in a sixfold Panama weave, as well as from the subsequent felting. The waste materials are processed into Flokati carpets in the textiles workshop of the Bürgerspital Basel.
Comments of the nominators
Like its monochrome predecessor, Weichling, the Bastard is a clever niche product that makes an intelligent use of the possibilities offered by handweaving. AWARD Nominated for the Swiss Textile Design Award.
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