Each week, we highlight a selection of global design headlines, from standout projects to innovative product launches and industry moments. Celebrating craftsmanship, creativity and contemporary design, we explore this week’s latest design news from The Rug Company, Obumex, Cadrys and Aesop.
Photography courtesy of Cadrys
Chloe Matters Debuts Raw Edges With Cadrys
The interior designer’s first rug collection reimagines the traditional rug through softly sculptural forms and organic, hand-finished edges, handwoven by GoodWeave-certified artisans in wool, silk and linen.
Photography courtesy of Aesop
Aesop Returns to Armadale, Forty Years Later
A new alabaster façade on High Street echoes the undulating wall and tiled stream of Emeis, the original 1987 salon where Aesop began just around the corner. Vintage furniture and art fill the space as the brand marks its fortieth year.
Photography by Alessandro Tear
The Rug Company Introduces Colour in Residence, Exclusive to OBERY
The new collection spans two handmade ranges, Mohairs and Silk Textures, in a tertiary palette from Olive Green to Aegean Blue, photographed at the eighteenth-century Villa Bologna in Malta.
Photography by Tijs Vervecken and Thibeau Scarceriaux
Elias Van Orshaegen Marks Five Years With a Solo Exhibition at Obumex
The Belgian designer’s first survey brings together key works from his five-year practice alongside new pieces made for the occasion, in dialogue with Obumex’s material culture at its Knokke showroom. Runs 14 August to 26 September.