Valparaise carpet designed by René Gruau for Design Icons Collection of Amini is completely handknotted with 36% pure silk and 64% New Zealand wool, height 12 mm. Quality: 154,000 knots/sqm. The carpets are hand washed, clipped and carved. The fringes are revolved on the backside and covered with cloth.
The elegant and sinuous lines designed by René Gruau for Fede Cheti represent a modern, floral motif, inspired by traditional Japanese prints. The Valparaise rug, available in two color variations – white and yellow – is the result of the elaboration of the Artist’s beloved subjects and their translation into a refined and unmistakable artifact. Design Icons collection is the fruit of the collaboration between Amini and the archives of the most significant creative figures of the XXth century. This project is now enriched with the art of René Gruau, developed in tandem with, and on behalf of Fede Cheti, the Milanese entrepreneur and designer particularly renowned from the ‘30s to the ‘70s. A careful process of selection and technical development led to the definition of rugs, hand-knotted in a precious blend of wool and silk. Brought together by their vibrant colors and Gruau’s characteristic strokes, the carpets are diversified by the nature of the subjects: Danza, abstract; Man, Woman, Cap and Valparaise, figurative. The latter, in two color variants, represents a modern floral interpretation clearly inspired by the Japanese culture. Art and fashion, together with la vie Parisienne and the artistry of the Far East, lay beneath the creativity of René Gruau who, together with Fede Cheti, was able to develop a very unique and unmistakable language. The Design Icons collection represented by Masters. While different with regard to generation, training, experience, and legacy, what unites them is a self-same project: a kind of unfettered, personal quest, indeed, a search for the discovery and development of a dynamic and multifaceted modernity. Masters without limiting their investigation, they have dabbled with all kinds of artistic and technical forms – painting, architecture, design, applied arts, publishing, film and photography.