Tigmi Trading’s Rug Collection Rilievo Honors The Beauty Of Brutalist Form

Consisting of five pieces in monochrome earthy textures, ‘Rilievo’ explores the repetition of patterns and the “interplay between positive and negative space created by shadows cast from relief elements,” McEwan continues. The ‘rilievo’ effect, Italian for ‘relief’, is realized through the contrasting details of the precious New Zealand wool on a soft linen lining, which creates a pure balance of hardness and lightness. Hand-knotted and made-to-order in Nepal, the collection is not only unique but it also reflects Tigmi’s environmental ethics and slow, considered approach to design.