Two Ways Mat

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As a textile designer with a special focus on pictorial weaving and tapestry, Merete Erbou Laurent isalways experimenting with new materials and techniques. She started working with paper yarn afterstudying at the Århus School of Architecture, satisfying her interest in rugs with a fascination for light,space and color. From her Studio in the Danish countryside, Laurent has a beautiful view of a distanthorizon under a lofty sky. It is this landscape that inspired her Two Ways Mat (2010), in which you cansee the clear lines of the fields, where colors and textures change with the seasons. Each Mat is madeof three shades of paper yarn: a strong florescent color combined with natural and grey strands. Theresulting weave has a unique look, and as you walk around the Mat you see different combinations ofthe colors. The “two ways” refers to the fact that these mats are reversible – one side is more neutral, theother more colorful. The lightfast, hypoallergenic paper has a protective coating to help keep dirt particlesfrom settling into the yarns. Made in India.