fuli MARCEL VAN DOORN geométrico (cor neutra) - Tapeçaria - 160 cm - 160 cm - TAPEÇARIA KULALA

ABOUT MARCEL VAN DOORN:
Marcel Van Doorn is a multi-faceted established artist, who has been working as a set designer and art director worldwide over the last 20 years and would be best described as a visual storyteller. Now living between Amsterdam, Paris, and Lamu (Kenya). His work is celebrated across the worlds of fashion, art, and design. His clients include Cartier, Chanel, Dior, Hermes, Venice Biennale, Ruinart, Vacheron and Swarovski, amongst others.

Further to the work for household names , Marcel Van Doorn starts to develop his own designs and visions that convey his personal story. He is especially inspired by the mix of cultures he discovers during his travels and connecting with the local people and cultures closely.
(www.marcelvandoorn.com)

ABOUT KINOONI DIALOGUES COLLECTION:
The Kinooni palace on Lamu island in East Africa was once a governor’s residence which built in the 18th century. The designer is obsessed with the limestone mud walls and architectural decoration details of the ancient palace, and launched a contemporary dialogue with the distant land on the woven carpets. He inspred by African tribal elements and colors, as well as traditional Swahili design and technology, giving the rugs and tapestries a new form and exotic style. Each room of the house has 1 tapestry and 1 carpet dedicated to the function or story of that specific room.
( https://youtu.be/Bud2r9jKLeg?si=bBIUAhzJiXBVInlG )

ABOUT TAPESTRY “KULALA 2” (swahili: bedroom)
The belief that a god created the universe according to a geometric plan has ancient origins.
According to Stephen Skinner, the study of sacred geometry has its roots in the study of nature, and the mathematical principles at work therein. Many forms observed in nature can be related to geometry. This carpet is part of the collection Kinooni Dialogues.

DIMENSION: 160cmx 160cm / 5.25x5.25ft
WEIGHT: 10kg
MATERIAL: New Zealand wool, Vegetal silk, Silk-like nylon,
COLOR: multi coloured
WEAVING: hand-tufted
TEXTURE: soft
ORIGIN: handmade in China
USE: indoor use only
CONDITION: new
SEEN: at Masterly at Palazzo Giureconsulti in Milan 2023
SHIPPING: to be discussed

CERTIFICATE: THE CARPET COMES SIGNED BY THE DESIGNER AND WITH A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN END THE STORY OF THIS DESIGN PIECE.

TECHNICALS:
Kinooni Dialogues is a collection of finely handcrafted luxury carpets that bring Swahili-inspired designs into the remarkably refined craftsmanship hands of traditional Chinese weaving ands tufting masters. These expert craftsmen at Full, in Shanghai, used many different techniques, old and new, to create the interwoven layers as in the original vidaka ( the typical Swahili niche walls) of Kinooni House. They cut and looped, knotted, tufted, and shaved the shapes into the carpets to create a more 3d effect.
Mixing all these technics gives a very rich almost baroque feel to these carpets.


ABOUT KINOONI HOUSE:
Built in the early XVIIIth Century, Kinooni House was the palatial home of the governor of Lamu Archipelago for the Sultan of Zanzibar, off the coast of Kenya in the Indian Ocean, a centuries-old cradle of Swahili culture. It has now been carefully restored with its traditional Swahili design and fine craftsmanship to bring back the elegance, simplicity, and grandeur of the building. Behind its rough outside walls, it is nested as a true oasis of peace in the heart of the historic Lamu Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. the centuries old decorative plasterwork are inspirational for the collection Kinooni Dialogues. ( https://youtu.be/RG1j0-ko5k8?si=27pF-XEOKEX0GY4p )