Mango is a handmade, decorative wool kilim from the NORD-SUD collection by Tartaruga Studio, designed by Jadzia Lenart. It can be laid on the floor as a rug or hung on the wall as a tapestry.
The NORD-SUD collection is a memoir of travels: a mosaic of colors, scents and fleeting emotions that brings together the different experiences of two people, from the ethereal northern lights to the intense southern sun. Jadzia Lenart and Wika Podolec spent years gathering inspiration and returning to places they love, putting memories of smells, tastes, colors and shapes onto paper before weaving them, thread by thread, into kilim form. Each piece is meant as a kind of postcard or personal souvenir from a trip.
The weft is 100% recycled wool, leftover from the mass production of carpets that cannot be reused by industry but works well for handwork; the warp is 100% cotton. The kilim technique keeps waste to less than a handful of biodegradable wool and cotton offcuts per piece. Some of the wool is dyed by hand, so texture and shade may vary slightly within each color section, and because the kilims are made by hand their size can differ by about 5%.
Each kilim is signed and bears a serial number along with the names of the designer and the craftsman. The handmade technique makes every piece unique, and 2% of income goes to charity. The kilim is finished with fringes.
Customization is available on request.
| Dimensions LxWxH | 100x150x1cm (39x59x0'') |
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| Piece Weight (kg) | 6 |
| Production Year | 2023 |
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| Design Class | Open Editions |
