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Shallymar Catalogue

Shallymar,

The Templeof Love

Art rugs · knotted by hand in Jaipur

Scroll, and the rug rises

A privatecollection

Of art rugs, drawn like paintings and knotted by hand in Jaipur.

Unveiled at Domotex Hannover in 2012, with the name knotted into the pile.

Khwaaba dream

Two lovers, a kiss, her hair loose across his face. The rug behind this page is Khwaab, carved out of the wall as you read.

Namedfor what they hold

Each piece carries a word in Urdu, the language of the ghazal.

Visaal, the whole rug
Visaalthe meeting of lovers
Shafaq, the whole rug
Shafaqthe rose light after sunset
Aatish, the whole rug
Aatishfire
Dilruba, the whole rug
Dilrubaone who steals the heart
Rang Mahal, the whole rug
Rang Mahalthe Palace of Colours

Knottedby hand

Turn a corner over and the knots show as a grid, one by one. The name is knotted into the pile in script, beside the fringe.

January 2012 · The launch

Hannover

Shallymar was unveiled at Domotex Hannover, in the Indian Pavilion. Fashion TV filmed the stand.

Khwaab, the hand-knotted silk rug, lying on a stone floor in the showroom

The rug itself

Khwaaba dream

Hand-knotted silk, Jaipur. The wall behind this page was carved from it.

Khwaab carved in plaster, rendered in Blender under raking light
Carved in plaster
The same carving in the rug's silk colours, rendered in Blender
The carving in its silk
Close view of the pile: gold and charcoal silk around her face
The pile, up close

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