CEM2 Woollen Carpet by Chung Eun Mo for Post Design Collection/Memphis

CEM2 woollen carpet by Chung Eun Mo for Post Design collection/Memphis A woollen carpet handcrafted by different Nepalese artisans. Made in a limited edition of 36 signed, numbered examples. As the carpet is made by hand, there are slight variations in the dimensions of the single items. The lengthy manufacturing process starts with the shearing of the traditionally reared sheep. The wool is then spun and dyed, and the carefully selected wool fibres are washed. The knots used by the craftsmen is the Tibetan “Senneh”, different from the Persian and the Turkish one. The rug is realized in Uma quality. The carpets made in this way are brightly coloured, and each pattern is unique. The carpets may be made in different sizes on request, but will always be produced in the proportions shown in the catalogue. The product is purchased with authenticity certificate and guarantee stamp. Additional Information: Collection: 20 Carpets Designer: Chung Eun Mo Year: 2011 Dimensions: W 80, H 270 cm Pricing: price does not include VAT Chung Eun-Mo was born in Seoul in 1946. She moved to New York in the mid 1960’s where obtained a Master of Fine Arts Degree. She was influenced by the Modernism and the Abstractionists. She was also fascinated by the mathematical and chromatic harmonies and their effects on the objects. Her woks has been exhibited in the major expos worldwide . She designed some carpets for the Post Design collection “20 Carpets 2011”. Post Design is a brand owned by Memphis Srl company. Memphis Milano brand was founded in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass and a group of designers and once ended in 1988, Memphis company decided not to use the same brand for future and new products. While Memphis Milano aimed at the expression of one single language, Post Design brand shows the personality of the single designers, even if many of them were belonging to Memphis Milano, but in a new and multilanguage key. What Sottsass and the other designers wanted to meet under the Post Design brand is a number of collections with its own style and life. It is an ambitious project of open investigation into the future, aimed at opening up new paths and recording changes in progress.