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CARPET & HOME'S WEINRIB CREATES RUG
INSTALLATION AT NYC'S COLLECTIVE DESIGN FAIR
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Rugs and fabrics from Madeline Weinrib's
new Sand collection debut in her Collective Feature
installation at this week' Collective Design Fair.
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NEW YORK
- Textile designer Madeline Weinrib, the granddaughter of ABC Carpet &
Home founder Max Weinrib, today unveiled her first installation at the
artfully curated Collective Design Fair which runs from May 13 to 17
during NYCxDESIGN, New York City's official citywide celebration of
design.
Collected
Design, which is unique in that its venue changes each year, will take
design cognoscenti to a series of warehouses in an up and coming part of
west SoHo known as Clarkson Square this week, where Weinrib and other
designers including Jonathan Nesci, Dana Barnes and Brazilian artist and
designer David Elia were invited to create what the show has dubbed
'Collective Feature' installation.
Pulling
from her just-released Sand collection of carpets and fabrics, which
includes about 20 rugs, Weinrib's vignette features a selection of the
hand-woven Sand floor coverings, which were inspired by both desert
architecture and the work of Catalan modernist artist Antoni Tàpies.
Rugs are hung from the walls like oversize expressionist canvases. On
the floor they serving as the backdrop to a vintage one of a kind settee
upholstered in Weinrib's just-introduced ikat fabric "Ogaden."
The
collection represents Weinrib's own version of sand paintings. Tapies,
who was renowned for his practice of utilizing sand, dirt, and crushed
marble in his work, inspired Weinrib to study sand painting and even to
take an apprenticeship in Venezuela. "What inspired me about Tapies'
work was that it was rough and textural. I wanted to convey this feeling
with these prints and carpets," says Weinrib. "They're not meant to be
polished or uniform or regular."
"When I
think about what inspires me, what speaks to me the most is witnessing
the gesture of the hand, and seeing a direct application of the artist's
idea," she explains.The
textures of the carpets, which are the result of silk shags on kilim in
free-form designs, look uniform but they are in fact free-form designs.
The freedom of this collection serves as a subtle reminder that we are
looking at the work of a human hand and artist - not of a machine.
Weinrib
is thrilled to be debuting at Collective Design fair amongst such
amazing artist and legends. "Collective is so well curated, there is so
much strong work," said Weinrib. "It's an honor to be a part of Steven
Lerner's vision."
"For the
third edition of Collective Design, we continue to bring new galleries
and exciting new material directly to professionals, collectors, and
enthusiasts from across the spectrum of design. Our vision is to inspire
a dedicated interest in experiencing, connecting with, and collecting
extraordinary works of design," says Steven Learner, show founder.
Weinrib,
who sits on the fair's design council, sells her textiles and rugs at
her eponymous showrooms at 126 Fifth Avenue in New York and San
Francisco. Her designs are also available at Atelier Madeline Weinrib
at ABC Carpet's 888 Broadway, sixth floor.
Madeline
Weinrib at the Collective Design Fair May 13 to 17, Booth C10,
www.madelineweinrib.com.
05.14.15
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