The Cabochon collection translates the lapidary precision of Art Deco fine jewelry into woven architecture. Twelve rugs are built on cool authority and structural order: crisp rectilinear planes, stepped registers and faceted shards of light, all engineered with classical restraint.
The floor becomes a canvas for high-contrast geometry. Deep absorptive grounds of matte jet onyx sit against the cold, quiet light of platinum and old gold. Within these immaculate grids, tight blocks of saturated carmine, emerald and sapphire read like perfectly cut stones. Every edge is a deliberate knotted boundary and every color transition is flawlessly mapped.
Each rug is hand-knotted in Kathmandu from premium New Zealand wool, chosen for the dense matte finish that grounds the deep onyx tones, with pure silk reserved for the faintest catch of light along a facet. Knot densities range from 100 to 170 knots per square inch. Cabochon commands a room through balance alone.
The Collection
Onyx Facet
A single, precise cut defines the Onyx Facet. Its design originates from the geometry of a polished obsidian cabochon, where a deep black, light-absorbent field is interrupted by a sharp, rectilinear band of reflective gold silk.
Emerald Step
An emerald geometric block, sharp and precise, is the defining feature set into a deep black, textured ground. It mimics the light refracted through a rectangular, step-cut stone rather than any rounded shape, bringing an architectonic presence to the floor.
CARMINE BLOCK
An inset block of saturated carmine wool is positioned off-center, its deep red hue contrasting sharply against a field of matte black and pale, textured wool. This structural element, like a single gem set in a dark, faceted field, defines the entire piece, drawing the eye and grounding the composition with a clear, architectural focus.
CITRINE GRID
Rows of saturated, faceted yellow blocks step across a cool, dark field, creating a composition that draws on the geometry of a lapidary cut. The deep onyx field provides a sharp contrast, enhancing the brilliance of the citrine-colored elements, which are rendered with a quiet precision.
Beryl Stack
Beryl Stack takes its composition from the vertical rhythm of stacked, rectangular forms, like the columns of a lapidary collection standing in precise order. A central channel of charcoal grey holds a sequence of raised wool rectangles, their surface sheared level to catch the light.
Jasper Frame
A quiet perimeter defining the central field, this composition draws its strength from the crisp definition of a deep, solid band. The border does not merely frame but establishes a foundational boundary, much like the precise geometry that defines an Art Deco structure.
Diamond Step
The composition of Diamond Step is defined by a deep perimeter of charcoal, framing a field of cool, pale grey, like the contrast of a dark obsidian edge against a platinum block. The transition between the two tones is a stepped rectilinear border, a geometric pattern that gives the illusion of structure and recession, like the cut facets of a gem.
STEEL INSET
The composition begins with a grid of fine, cool gray lines on a pale, bone white field, like architectural steel framing a building of polished stone. Precision cut into this lattice, near the center, is a single block of deep, saturated lapis lazuli.
Platinum Lattice
Fine, geometric lines of raw silk crisscross a dense, undyed wool ground, forming a cool, precise lattice across the surface. This composition relies on the inherent material contrast and the rectilinear rhythm rather than ornament, with a palette drawn from the quiet authority of platinum and pale architectural stone.
Linear Onyx
Black and charcoal lines cut across a silver grey ground with the precise repetition of a machined groove. A single band of saturated malachite green breaks the monochrome field, inset like a precious stone.
Feldspar Field
A field of pale stone, flecked with darker mineral tones, forms the vast landscape of this design. Along one perimeter, a precise, rectilinear step rises in interlocking blocks of saturated gem color, cut against the expanse of the neutral base.
Amethyst Grid
Deep amethyst cubes define this composition, set within a platinum grid on a field of flecked stone. The geometry is clean and architectural, recalling the quiet authority of Art Deco jewelry.
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