12 August 2023

Collectives by Carlotta Fortuna


Amini reinterprets the Afghan rug in a special collection of one-a-kind pieces.

COLLECTIVES BY CARLOTTA FORTUNA

Collectives: Amini reinterprets the Afghan rug in a special collection of one-a-kind pieces. The exclusivity of these handknotted rugs in wool lays in their uniqueness, each of them is unrivaled and unprecedented, each of them represents the excellence of the traditional Afghan weaving techniques translated into contemporary designs, beautifully manufactured by Afghan handicraft realities. “If I had to think about the originality of a carpet that hasn’t been designed yet, I would focus on craftsmanship. I would look closely at weavers, try to learn their secrets and, on this basis, I would try to invent new techniques. I would spend time studying history, along with the now-forgotten symbols forgotten. I would look for spirituality. Surely, striving for research, into new materials, looking at rejected samples will allow us to develop new aesthetic forms, new techniques, new types of language that we are still unaware of today…”

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