Rilievo Rug Collection by Tigmi Trading is an Ode to Brutalist Form.

Inspired by the hard-edged beauty of brutalist architecture and Carlo Scarpa’s famed relief details, Rilievo is the first in-house designed rug collection from global curators Tigmi Trading.

The 5 piece collection explores geometrical forms and the interplay between positive and negative space created by shadows cast from relief elements. The effect is realised through the contrasting details of lustrous New Zealand wool on a soft linen lining.

Anchored in tradition but with a contemporary mindset, Tigmi has expanded from their formative years as a rug purveyor, establishing themselves as a formidable interiors brand with a distinctive eye. Creating their own rug collection has long been on the cards for the brand.

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“I always had the vision that one day we would create our own range of rugs, a coalescence of ideas that carried through time”, explains Danielle McEwan, Founder & Creative Director of Tigmi Trading. “I wanted to ensure we presented a collection indicative of our commitment to quality and artisanship, but that also captured the essence of our brand in the visual language of our designs.”

Master of proportion and detail, Carlo Scarpa was a modernist architect who used his instinctive approach to materials by combining time-honoured skills with modern innovations. Scarpa’s choice of materiality and the way he revelled on the smallest of details added another dimension to his designs – which Tigmi hope to achieve with Rilievo.

While the geometric relief captures the attention at first glance, the take-away is a sublimely balanced one-coloured rug. All designs are offered in the richly natural palette based upon Tigmi’s own colour theory that felt significantly representative of the brand’s identity.

Becoming a GoodWeave partner, a non-profit organisation that works to end child labour in the rug industry, was an essential part of ensuring a transparent and ethical production process.

“It was imperative for us that quality and transparency was at the forefront of every process in the making of this collection,” explains Danielle. “We chose to work closely with family-based weavers in Nepal and it was very important that our collections were GoodWeave certified.”

Having the capacity to create the collection using a modern business model was fundamental to Tigmi’s commitment to championing a slow and considered approach to design. Aligning with their environmental ethics to inspire and create without detriment, Rilievo is entirely made-to-order.

“Our aim is to keep pushing ourselves and customers to think and buy consciously – beautifully aesthetic, socially and ethically made design,” says Danielle. “We don’t believe you need to sacrifice one for the other.”

Rilievo collection is available to order from tigmitrading.com/rivielo

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Rilievo Rug collection in-situ at Tigmi Trading showroom in Byron Bay.

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[Images courtesy of Tigmi.]