In Nepal, the culture of the hand-knotted carpet is almost sacred, intertwined with daily life, tradition and the mountains. It is here that the artist Piero Pizzi Cannella, working with carpets for the first time, saw his designs come to life.
The eight rugs, the result of the work of the artist and of CHI Design’s team of designers, were presented by the Mucciaccia Gallery as the Himalayan Collection, on show from 28 April to 18 May 2022, in almost 150 different shades. Among them, “I venti e il mare R2” (303 × 205 cm) and “Girotondo” (203 × 200 cm) are hand-knotted (150 knots) in New Zealand wool and bamboo silk.
The article by Ginevra Mazzoni follows the collection and its link with the long history of the rug.