New rugs designs for Spring 2009 at Top Floor – contour couture in fluid shapes from international
award-winning designer Esti Barnes

Esti Barnes, one of the world’s foremost rug designers, previewed her new designs for Spring 2009 during Focus at the Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, 21st-24th September. The collection numbers seven elegant, modern designs: Elena, Elise, Emphasis, Empire, Esperanto, Etna, Eureka. Hand-knotted or hand-tufted in premium wool or a luxurious silk/wool blend, these new designs range in price (based on dimensions of 170cm x 240cm) range from £2079 to £3985 (£471.97 to £947.84 per square metre).

The contours that Esti has developed for these designs are fluid and floral or natural in form. The sharper geometrics that characterised her recent ‘Expressions’ collections have given way to voluptuous layers of petals, loosely based on nasturtiums, chrysanthemums and full-blown roses. Hand-sculpted or ‘painted’ in carefully blended tones of yarn by craftsmen at the pinnacle of their skills, the colour palette used is often pale or faded as if bleached by the sun or washed by sea and sand. Creams, buttermilks, washed blues and dusky pinks predominate to create warm tones at floor level.

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