RUGS
Tembea – to walk or wander – shows the procession of a caravan through a salt desert
Out of Africa
The continent’s landscapes provided inspiration
Markus Benz, Walter Knoll ceo and his friend Helmut Scheufele, an artist and textile designer, travelled to Morocco, Namibia, Senegal and Botswana for the inspiration behind the latest additions to the company’s
Legends of Carpets rug collection. Scheufele started work in his studio painting abstract pictures inspired by their common impressions. Later these pictures were translated into rugs designs, which are hand-dyed
Designs in the collection are also available as Badawi pillows
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and knotted in Nepal, using a mixture of wool, silk and nettle. Each design was given a name in Swahili, to reflect the origins of this extraordinary collection. Visit: www.walterknoll.de
Kimya – silence- uses the colours of the night sky in the desert
