Cable knit rug, Tai Ping Carpets
2. Merging of Disciplines
A celebration of flexible approaches to design was apparent at the festival this year, with designers mixing mediums and fields of craft.
Ed Ng and Terence Ngan of Tai Ping Carpets, for example, have harnessed the crafts of knitting and crochet to create a beautiful new line of cable knit rugs. The cozy rugs take inspiration from the mountainous landscape surrounding the pair’s countryside home near Tokyo, incorporating needlework and crochet to mirror the undulating scenery.
“I have always been fascinated with craft, and knitting in particular. Ever since I was a child, knitting has been associated with a genuine expression of warmth and caring,” Ng says. “We liked the idea of creating a sense of down-to-earth, relaxed luxury that also embraces values of sustainability.”
2. Merging of Disciplines
A celebration of flexible approaches to design was apparent at the festival this year, with designers mixing mediums and fields of craft.
Ed Ng and Terence Ngan of Tai Ping Carpets, for example, have harnessed the crafts of knitting and crochet to create a beautiful new line of cable knit rugs. The cozy rugs take inspiration from the mountainous landscape surrounding the pair’s countryside home near Tokyo, incorporating needlework and crochet to mirror the undulating scenery.
“I have always been fascinated with craft, and knitting in particular. Ever since I was a child, knitting has been associated with a genuine expression of warmth and caring,” Ng says. “We liked the idea of creating a sense of down-to-earth, relaxed luxury that also embraces values of sustainability.”