2021 was quite the year for cc-tapis! Not only did the Italian rug company celebrate its 10th birthday, it worked with Patricia Urquiola on their sixth collaboration and began new collaborative relationships with Belgian duo Muller Van Severen and Italian artist Edoardo Piermattei. This was also the year cc-tapis entered e-commerce – rethinking everything from product type to sales strategy – and released a limited edition collection available only in their e-shop.
The company’s three new collections couldn’t be more different from one another. Urquiola introduced her Venus Power collection that puts forth a strong, feminine energy that’s both freeing and joyful. The Ombra collection, by Muller Van Severen, is an experiment of sorts that invites you to experience the third dimension in a two-dimensional plane. Lastly, is the Dagallà collection. Here, Italian artist Edoardo Piermattei’s formations appear to emerge from a rug. Let’s dig in to some more of the nitty gritty on all three projects below.
Photo: Claudia Zalla
The Venus Power collection, designed by Patricia Urquiola, celebrates life – no matter who you identify as. Leaning feminine, these bulbous, cloud-like rugs invite you to find your own energy. “…if everyone – men and women – considered and embraced every aspect of themselves, we could add more dimension and color to the way we approach everyday life,” said Fabrizio Cantoni, CEO of cc-tapis. With edges defined by heavy black lines, the bold swooshes of color found within are inspired by none other than Venus’s atmosphere. Hand-knotted by Tibetan artisans, the rug collection features four designs: Weallcomefromvenus, Nuvola, Cirrus, and Venus. Each is available in three color combinations: blue, pink, and green.
Patricia Urquiola \ Photo: Claudia Zalla
Photo: Claudia Zalla
Muller Van Severen’s Ombra collection looks to shadows to convey the appearance of floating and flying shapes and to add dimension to a space. While the collaboration itself began virtually between the two brands, founders Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen were more traditional with their process, and began by making models with paper, cardboard, and light. They were then able to take it from 2D to 3D with an assist from the flashlights on their phones! All of the cutting, sticking, and photographing created layers and gave dimension to what would eventually become a group of Himalayan wool and pure silk hand-knotted rugs. The Ombra collection is available in two designs: one monochromatic and the other graphic and multi-colored.
Muller Van Severen \ Photo: Claudia Zalla
Photo: Claudia Zalla
The starting point for Edoardo Piermattei’s Dagallà collection was the Arabic-derived phrase “Dag allah” – literally meaning “saved by god.” The term is the origin of the Italian word “dagala,” which speaks to the islands covered in vegetation that grow from the solidified lava around Mount Etna. Turin, Italy-based Piermattei sees it as a link between eastern and western cultures, and identified the possibility of creating rugs with emerging organic formations. He describes the collection’s name as becoming “the skin of this new formation.” Because Piermattei usually can be found creating large frescos, murals, and sculptures, he worked from the bottom up using an aerial view. To him, Dagallà is a link that eliminates any kind of distance, and acts as a symbol of coexistence between past and present. The Dagallà collection includes three rugs: Formation 1, Formation 2, and Formation 3.
Edoardo Piermattei \ Photo: Claudia Zalla
Photo: Claudia Zalla
To learn more about cc-tapis and their 10 year anniversary, visit cc-tapis.com.
