The Labyrinth Collection Maze ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱮᱨᱟ (Area Rug) by Kevin Francis Ogara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2022
The Labyrinth Collection Maze ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱮᱨᱟ (Area Rug)
Client: Kevin Francis
A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ Category
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About The Labyrinth Collection Maze ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱮᱨᱟ (Area Rug)
ᱢᱮᱡ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱮᱵᱟᱭᱨᱤᱸᱛ ᱠᱚᱞᱮᱠᱥᱚᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱟᱛ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱩᱯᱷᱚᱲ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱫᱷᱟᱲᱟᱭ ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱮᱨᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱚᱲᱚᱜᱚᱲ ᱦᱮᱡᱽ ᱢᱮᱡ (hedge maze) ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱮᱨᱟ ᱚᱩᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱟᱣ ᱵᱟᱸᱥ ᱥᱤᱞᱠ (bamboo silk) ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱩᱪᱟᱹᱨ ᱢᱚᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱨᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱮᱡᱽ ᱨᱚᱲᱚᱜᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱩᱬᱩᱠ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱟᱥᱮᱢᱮᱴᱨᱤᱠᱟᱞ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱚᱠᱚᱭ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱦᱪᱚᱠ ᱛᱮ ᱴᱷᱟᱠᱟ ᱮᱫᱟ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱛᱟᱲᱟᱢ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱨᱮ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ᱾ ᱵᱟᱸᱥ ᱥᱤᱞᱠ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱚᱲᱟ ᱮᱨᱟᱜ ᱪᱟᱠᱪᱟᱠ ᱮᱢ ᱮᱫᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱚᱪᱚᱜ ᱨᱚᱥᱱᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱲᱟᱭ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱛᱚᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱩᱬᱩᱠ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱚᱸᱜ ᱟᱥᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟ᱾ ᱢᱚᱱᱮ ᱢᱟᱨᱮ ᱥᱴᱟᱸᱰᱟᱨᱰ ᱨᱚᱸᱜ ᱠᱚ (colorways) ᱫᱚ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱛᱟᱲᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱮᱡᱽ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱮᱫᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱟᱨᱟ ᱨᱚᱸᱜ ᱫᱚ "ᱵᱚᱠᱥᱣᱩᱰ (Boxwood)" ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱴᱷᱟᱦᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱥᱴᱟᱸᱰᱟᱨᱰ ᱢᱟᱯ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱲᱟᱸᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱬᱮᱠᱥᱟ ᱭᱟ ᱪᱮᱨᱚᱞ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ (60x90 ᱥᱮᱸᱴᱤᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ) ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ (240x300 ᱥᱮᱸᱴᱤᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ) ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱪᱚᱭ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱥᱴᱚᱢ ᱢᱟᱯ ᱦᱮᱡᱽ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱩᱭ ᱠᱚᱲᱟ, ᱯᱚᱲ�hᱟᱣ ᱠᱚᱲᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱫᱮᱨ ᱠᱚᱲᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱰᱮᱨ ᱵᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
The Labyrinth Collection Maze ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱮᱨᱟ (Area Rug) ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ The Labyrinth Collection Maze ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱮᱨᱟ (Area Rug) ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Labyrinth Collection area rugs brings the mythical tradition of mazes to a luxury, decorative design element. The hand-tufted rugs translate the traditional hedge maze into a soft, patterned rug with a raised pattern that mimics the hedge walls. Their asymmetrical patterns preserve the maze designs in a way that makes it possible to trace with your feet as you walk across this unique rug, and the five standard colorways are inspired by timeless natural elements, including "Boxwood" green.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Standard sizes include: 60 cm x 90 cm, 120 cm x 180 cm, 180 cm x 270 cm, 240 cm x 300 cm. Custom sizing is available upon request.
- Tags
- maze, labyrinth, rug, area rug, tufted rug, wool, silk, bamboo silk, luxury rug, hand-tufted, tufted, garden maze, hedge maze, boxwood, garden
- Production Technology
- These rugs are hand-tufted with wool and sustainable bamboo silk by my rug production team in India.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by an aerial photograph of the boxwood gardens at Chateau de Villandry in Loire Valley, France, I studied hedge formations around the world and was struck by the labyrinth tradition of hedge mazes that can be traced back through religious traditions and myths in many countries. The names of each rug references my research and points to a historic maze or significant place from which these designs originate, including the "Lucca" labyrinth in the Cathedral of San Maritino in Italy.
- Operation Flow
- These rugs are designed to be used in intimate rooms such as the living room, study, or bedroom, and are meant to be experienced with bare feet. The bamboo silk pattern has a slight sheen that produces variations in tone under different lighting conditions. The design recalls meditation labyrinths and are designed to bring a sense of peace, and a centering element to the room.
- Image Credits
- Photographer Kevin O'Gara, 2020
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