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AMY KENT BESPOKE RUGS A beautiful collection of unique rugs
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ustomised, beautifullymade rugs that don’t cost the earth: that was the idea behind Amy Kent’s decision to set up her own rug company in 2005. Her first collection was inspired by nature, from photographs taken at the Chelsea Flower Show and in her own garden (one of the most popular designs today is based on an image of a copper beech tree that grows next to her house). Since then she has taken inspiration from all kinds of everyday shapes: cobbles on a street in Berlin, window panes in Kathmandu and the geometric pattern on the floor of her local church. Design concept in place, Amy booked a flight to India and travelled around Varanasi meeting carpet-making companies until she found a husband and wife team that she’s been working with ever since. From the dyeing and washing of the wool and silk yarns to the knotting, trimming and finishing of the rugs, the entire making process is done by hand using celebrated, age-old techniques. Each made-to-order rug is a work of art,
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Zebra by Jane Bristowe for Art on Rugs; Stars flat weave made from handwoven wool and art silk by Amy Kent; Beach Grass hand-knotted rug in wool and art silk by Amy Kent; Pivot by Marcus Hodge for Art on Rugs
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