Zollanvari International return once again to the January edition of Maison&Objet Paris (18th to 22nd). Located in HALL 6 in a prime position on one of the main red-carpet aisles, stand B84 is in the prestigious FOREVER sector of the fair, alongside some of the top names in interior décor including Rivièra Maison, Kare, Bizzotto and Blanc D’ivoire.
“An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.” Friedrich Nietzsche Nietzsche’s words have unquestionably colored Zollanvari International’s approach to their selection of handwoven carpets and flatweaves on display this year, which is a testimony to the art of weaving, the ingenuity of the artist-designers and the intuitive savoir-faire of the weavers. Zollanvari prove once again with their sensitively curated display this year, how truly driven they are in their unrelenting desire to innovate and surprise, forever pushing the boundaries of art and design in weave.
Highlights will include Tiger in the Woods from the Walk on the Wild Side Collection created by Zollanvari Studio, a modern near-pictorial and somewhat whimsical interpretation of traditional Gabbehs depicting Flora and Fauna that are conventionally stylized; Aureole from the Glitch Gabbehs Collection designed by SoFarSoNear Studio Milan for Zollanvari International, winner of the Archiproducts Design Awards in the DECOR category; Mondrianesque Squares Revisited that merges archetypal Gabbeh ‘square’ motifs with modern Western abstract art, particularly the Dutch abstract art movement known as De Stijl (The Style); and last but not least a couple of exuberant additions to the Flower Meadow Collection, Tulip Meadow, and Lily of the Valley, that have such grace, detail and color palette that they are truly evocative of Post-Impressionist or even Master paintings.
Zollanvari have always been inspired by the simplicity and elegance of Art Déco designs that represented modernism turned into fashion. The distinguishing features of the style are simple, clean shapes, often with a ‘streamlined’ look; ornamentation that is geometric or stylized from representational form, much like Gabbeh designs and motifs. Zollanvari proudly present two new Art Déco ‘trellis’ design kelims at the show. As Reza Zollanvari puts it: “Zollanvari have never shied away from pushing the boundaries, from innovating, from finding inspiration in weaving traditions and art movements from across the globe, but always giving the designs the Zollanvari twist.”
Other highlights come in the depictions of dreamy naïve landscapes, enduring trees, mysterious arboretums, artistic explorations, exotic exuberance and haunted woodlands – all new and/or updated versions of acclaimed designs.
For Zollanvari, the art of carpet making has always exemplified the expression of a culture and a way of life, and as a result, Zollanvari’s use of pattern, color and symbolism has been constantly evolving. What has set them apart is the active encouragement their weavers are given to allow their own aesthetic sense to shine through the designs. Individual, expressive, and unique carpets are the result.
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