Arbour

Description: Attempting to create an entirely new weaving perspective, the arts and crafts movement initially sought inspiration from classic Persian motifs and then simplified them in detail, scale and color. Here the grand result is rendered in a dramatic scarlet with sky blue and gold to highlight.

Canterbury

Description: Like a royal crest, the densely designed field of rolling vinery and flowerheads surrounds a cross motif flanked by stylized staffs and laurel wreath imagery. Graphic interpretations of lotus blossoms line the perimeter while a simplified acanthus motive finishes the frame.

Donegal

Description: In this re-interpretation of the famous Donnemara carpet originally designed by Voysey, tulip and rose elements seamlessly combine for a highly decorative effect. Improving on the original pattern, the ample use of ivory outlining highlights and provides dimensionality.

Morning Glory

Description: Unique in the arts and crafts movement was the unmistakable work of Christopher Dresser. Committed to the innate geometry of the woven arts, his persistent design aim was to create carpets such as this, a blooming garden teeming with life and beauty.

Rosetti

Description: A lively interplay of sky blue and delicate coral offsets the cocoa field in this classic, arts and crafts style carpet. Lining the primary border like a garden path, roses begin to bloom, growing spontaneously into the outer secondary frame.

Voysey

Description: Generally attributed to Voysey, this design gives the giant Hemlock tree center stage. Amply scaled, delineated acanthus leaves ramble across the border panels unfettered by the generally accepted confines of classical carpet artistry and its straight-line border frames.