SIMPSON GLASS or PERSIAN CARPET?
For the past few years, Josh has been collaborating with Iranian rug designer Reza Nejad-Sattari to create elegant carpets based on the artistry in Simpson Glass. Hand-knotted of silk or wool yarn, each elegant carpet is a work of surprising drama.
"When artwork is rendered as an Oriental rug, the intent is not, and cannot be, to produce a precise copy of the original work. Rug-making is an art unto itself, with its own character and nature. The result must serve both the essence of the original artwork, and the nature of the woven textile medium. Colors, materials, the marriage of form and function—these must respect both the original artwork and the finished rug."
