Kathmandu
Tania collaborated with her life-long friend, illustrator Kathryn Boyt, to create this intricate rug. Friends since childhood, Kathryn accompanied Tania on her annual visit to Nepal in 2023. While there, Kathryn was inspired by the colourful and characterful buildings of Kathmandu. The rooftop water tanks, the prayer flags, the washing lines, the mixture of ancient and new architecture all combined to create an impression that was as chaotic as it was beautiful. Kathryn was keen to reflect all these details in her Kathmandu rug design.
Kathmandu
Tania collaborated with her life-long friend, illustrator Kathryn Boyt, to create this intricate rug. Friends since childhood, Kathryn accompanied Tania on her annual visit to Nepal in 2023. While there, Kathryn was inspired by the colourful and characterful buildings of Kathmandu. The rooftop water tanks, the prayer flags, the washing lines, the mixture of ancient and new architecture all combined to create an impression that was as chaotic as it was beautiful. Kathryn was keen to reflect all these details in her Kathmandu rug design.
PRODUCTION
Hand knotted
100% silk
150 knot
4mm pile
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All our rugs are custom made to order. This design can be produced in bespoke colours, fibres, and sizes.
100% silk
150 knot
4mm pile
hover or tap image for a closer look
All our rugs are custom made to order. This design can be produced in bespoke colours, fibres, and sizes.
Production
Hand knotted
100% silk
150 knot
4mm pile
100% silk
150 knot
4mm pile
All our rugs are custom made to order. This design can be produced in bespoke colours, fibres, and sizes.
In March 2023 Tania and Kathryn went to Nepal together to celebrate their 50th birthdays (and 45 years of friendship!)
While there, Kathryn kept a daily visual diary, illustrating the amazing sights of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur.
It was on their trip that the idea of a collaboration was formed.
Inspired by Tania’s ‘Places’ collection and her own love of drawing buildings and architecture, Kathryn started on her design to commemorate their special time in Kathmandu.
Kathryn was keen to reflect the higgledy-piggledy nature of Kathmandu in her design. The rooftop water tanks, the prayer flags, the washing lines, the mixture of ancient and new architecture all combined to create an impression that was as chaotic as it was beautiful.
Being a keen printmaker Kathryn created the building imagery using a technique called ‘tetrapak printing’ before completing the rug design digitally.
Once Kathryn’s artwork was complete, Tania reduced the colours just as she would with her own photographic images and created the weaving graph for the rug. Tania loved the challenge of working on such an intricate graph, being sure to keep the feel of Kathryn’s architectural and detailed artwork.
Together, Kathryn and Tania then selected each shade of colour from Tania’s poms before ordering an initial sample. Once the sample was complete and the colours approved, Tania sent the full weaving graph to the mill to produce the final rug.
Working with a high knot count, each square on the graph represented a knot and, using 100% silk, the immensely skilled weavers in Kathmandu expertly hand knotted this intricate piece.
Kathryn and Tania are thrilled with the final result, a beautiful testament to their years of friendship.
To see more of Kathryn’s work, please visit:
www.kathrynboyt.com
While there, Kathryn kept a daily visual diary, illustrating the amazing sights of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur.
It was on their trip that the idea of a collaboration was formed.
Inspired by Tania’s ‘Places’ collection and her own love of drawing buildings and architecture, Kathryn started on her design to commemorate their special time in Kathmandu.
Kathryn was keen to reflect the higgledy-piggledy nature of Kathmandu in her design. The rooftop water tanks, the prayer flags, the washing lines, the mixture of ancient and new architecture all combined to create an impression that was as chaotic as it was beautiful.
Being a keen printmaker Kathryn created the building imagery using a technique called ‘tetrapak printing’ before completing the rug design digitally.
Once Kathryn’s artwork was complete, Tania reduced the colours just as she would with her own photographic images and created the weaving graph for the rug. Tania loved the challenge of working on such an intricate graph, being sure to keep the feel of Kathryn’s architectural and detailed artwork.
Together, Kathryn and Tania then selected each shade of colour from Tania’s poms before ordering an initial sample. Once the sample was complete and the colours approved, Tania sent the full weaving graph to the mill to produce the final rug.
Working with a high knot count, each square on the graph represented a knot and, using 100% silk, the immensely skilled weavers in Kathmandu expertly hand knotted this intricate piece.
Kathryn and Tania are thrilled with the final result, a beautiful testament to their years of friendship.
To see more of Kathryn’s work, please visit:
www.kathrynboyt.com
In March 2023 Tania and Kathryn went to Nepal together to celebrate their 50th birthdays (and 45 years of friendship!)
While there, Kathryn kept a daily visual diary, illustrating the amazing sights of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur.
It was on their trip that the idea of a collaboration was formed.
Inspired by Tania’s ‘Places’ collection and her own love of drawing buildings and architecture, Kathryn started on her design to commemorate their special time in Kathmandu.
Kathryn was keen to reflect the higgledy-piggledy nature of Kathmandu in her design. The rooftop water tanks, the prayer flags, the washing lines, the mixture of ancient and new architecture all combined to create an impression that was as chaotic as it was beautiful.
Being a keen printmaker Kathryn created the building imagery using a technique called ‘tetrapak printing’ before completing the rug design digitally.
Once Kathryn’s artwork was complete, Tania reduced the colours just as she would with her own photographic images and created the weaving graph for the rug. Tania loved the challenge of working on such an intricate graph, being sure to keep the feel of Kathryn’s architectural and detailed artwork.
Together, Kathryn and Tania then selected each shade of colour from Tania’s poms before ordering an initial sample. Once the sample was complete and the colours approved, Tania sent the full weaving graph to the mill to produce the final rug.
Working with a high knot count, each square on the graph represented a knot and, using 100% silk, the immensely skilled weavers in Kathmandu expertly hand knotted this intricate piece.
Kathryn and Tania are thrilled with the final result, a beautiful testament to their years of friendship.
To see more of Kathryn’s work, please visit:
www.kathrynboyt.com
While there, Kathryn kept a daily visual diary, illustrating the amazing sights of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur.
It was on their trip that the idea of a collaboration was formed.
Inspired by Tania’s ‘Places’ collection and her own love of drawing buildings and architecture, Kathryn started on her design to commemorate their special time in Kathmandu.
Kathryn was keen to reflect the higgledy-piggledy nature of Kathmandu in her design. The rooftop water tanks, the prayer flags, the washing lines, the mixture of ancient and new architecture all combined to create an impression that was as chaotic as it was beautiful.
Being a keen printmaker Kathryn created the building imagery using a technique called ‘tetrapak printing’ before completing the rug design digitally.
Once Kathryn’s artwork was complete, Tania reduced the colours just as she would with her own photographic images and created the weaving graph for the rug. Tania loved the challenge of working on such an intricate graph, being sure to keep the feel of Kathryn’s architectural and detailed artwork.
Together, Kathryn and Tania then selected each shade of colour from Tania’s poms before ordering an initial sample. Once the sample was complete and the colours approved, Tania sent the full weaving graph to the mill to produce the final rug.
Working with a high knot count, each square on the graph represented a knot and, using 100% silk, the immensely skilled weavers in Kathmandu expertly hand knotted this intricate piece.
Kathryn and Tania are thrilled with the final result, a beautiful testament to their years of friendship.
To see more of Kathryn’s work, please visit:
www.kathrynboyt.com