New rugs from Holly Hunt, Paola Lenti, Rugs USA and Gensler in collaboration with Ben Soleimani take heart stage on this week’s Rug Report.
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Holly Hunt is introducing a line of rugs, textiles and wall coverings developed in collaboration with French multidisciplinary artist Christian Astuguevieille.
Astuguevieille’s profession spans trend, perfume, sculpture, and furniture design. Identified for his daring linework and eccentric drawing model, he has prolonged his boundless creativity with this new assortment.
Comprising six unique designs, the gathering attracts inspiration from a wealthy tapestry of influences, spanning totally different eras, geographies, and civilizations. From an abstracted toile that hints at folklore to rhythmic, all-over motifs impressed by ceramics, the designs blur the boundary between object and artwork – an strategy that has outlined the artist’s decades-long follow, in response to the corporate.
“This assortment emerged from a long-standing artistic dialogue with Christian,” mentioned Jo Annah Kornak, Holly Hunt SVP and govt artistic director. “At Holly Hunt, we search distinctive, compelling designers to convey a definite voice to our model.”
The gathering consists of:
Les Villages – A contemporary interpretation of a toile sample, Les Villages is a luxe velvet textile with hand-drawn imagery depicting bucolic nation life. The sketches, that are unique artworks by Astuguevieille, give the textile a whimsical magnificence. Les Villages is out there in 4 colorways.
Batons – A graphic wallcovering with a hand painted sample by Astuguevieille. A novel interpretation of his drawings, the daring traces showcase his signature aesthetic as an announcement design for rooms. Batons is out there in seven colorways.
Village – A contemporary interpretation of a toile sample, Village is an allover wallcovering with hand-drawn imagery depicting a energetic village scene. The sketches are unique artworks by Astuguevieille and create a whimsical and graphic backdrop in a room. Village is out there in 5 colorways.
Inventaire – A classy wallcovering with an allover sample that includes charming pottery items, each is hand-drawn by Astuguevieille. The daring traces and unqiue areas replicate his signature aesthetic, a mix of playful and chic, and create a backdrop that makes an announcement in a room. Inventaire is out there in two colorways.
Algues Rug – A rug that showcases Astuguevieille’s distinctive creative sensibility, a synthesis of the natural and summary, graphic and chic. The free-form, hand-drawn design makes a contemporary assertion and provides construction and focus to a room.
Losange Rug – A daring graphic rug that interprets Astuguevieille’s signature hand-drawn art work, distinctive in its fashionable and summary sensibility. The distinctive shapes and two-tone colour palette make it a classy piece of art for the ground in a wide range of settings.
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At Milano Design Week 2025 this previous spring, designer Paola Lenti expanded its rug assortment with new designs conceived to harmonize the areas of the house, each indoors and open air. Crafted with fastidiously chosen pure and artificial yarns, the corporate mentioned these rugs are sturdy and simple to take care of.
Collections Dedalo, Nubi, and Subject characteristic intricate compositions of indicators, traces, and dots. By means of variable stitching densities, every rug “expresses a distinct chromatic layering—a stratification of colour that’s by no means precisely the identical,” an organization spokesperson mentioned.
Pleasure is a spherical design formed by coiling and stitching a tubular knit with a tender, shaggy texture, and gently sculpted edges.
For outside areas, new additions to the high-tech rugs assortment showcase the model’s signature yarns and geometric motifs, utilized by hand. Ayla, Kilis, Wadi, and Asira are mats in pure tones, their texture recalling straw. Adorned with multicolored traces, knots, and lozenges, they echo symbolic patterns rooted in Mediterranean cultures.
Based in 1994, Paola Lenti is famend for the revolutionary twist it has given to design merchandise and for its unmistakable interpretation of colour.
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Rugs USA has launched the Padma Lakshmi x Rugs USA assortment which marks Lakshmi’s’s first foray into dwelling design. The choice options 17 designs in numerous supplies like luxe wool, a number of colour choices, and ranging sizes.
From washable designs to timeless textures, the gathering is a pure extension of Lakshmi’s values: consolation, authenticity, and easy magnificence.
“I journey so much for my work. After I come dwelling, it’s my sanctuary the place I search solace and luxury. It’s the place I would like folks to really feel nurtured. These rugs assist create that heat and welcome,” mentioned Lakshmi. “With this assortment specifically, I needed to have one thing for everybody, whereas ensuring the rugs nonetheless have character. I’m someone who lives on the ground, so what’s underneath my ft actually issues to me, and now I get to design that.”
Koorosh Yarahi, Rugs USA CEO, mentioned the partnership celebrates Lakshmi’s refined private model and Rugs USA’s ardour for accessible design.
“Padma brings her world perspective and appreciation for craft and storytelling to this collaboration, each values that resonate with us at Rugs USA,” he mentioned.
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Designer Ben Soleimani has partnered with design agency Gensleron an unique hand-knotted assortment.
“Each hand-knotted rug on this assortment is a examine in steadiness—between efficiency and wonder, innovation and custom. It displays our dedication to craftsmanship, sustainability and performance on the highest stage, with out compromise,” mentioned Soleimani.
For many years, Soleimani mentioned he has been constantly pushing the boundaries of efficiency and innovation. He has created a efficiency fiber know-how comprised of upcycled PET bottles that’s nearly indistinguishable from pure wool, in response to the corporate.
Soleimani mentioned his strategy to pure supplies is equally uncompromising. His New Zealand wool is globally regarded not only for its superior high quality and resilience, however for the humane, pasture-based care of the sheep that produce it, leading to a extra ethically rooted product.
“Within the creation of this assortment, we tapped into the worldwide Gensler community as a way to convey forth numerous design viewpoints together with the fashionable, up to date, natural, and industrial,” mentioned Daniel Stromborg, Gensler product improvement design director. “Our objective was to infuse the gathering with a spread of refined and memorable designs that might create wealthy layers of colour and sample to each business and residential areas.”