Australian rug brand Art Hide has collaborated with New York interior designer Sasha Bikoff to develop a new collection of bold rugs, tapestries and cushions.
Six handcrafted rug designs have been released in a range of maximalist styles, colours and shapes, with designs depicting butterflies, fungi, geometric shapes and patchwork patterns.
Each rug in the Bikoff collection offers a unique aesthetic with the Fragments and Pastiche ranges featuring angles and shapes, the Mariposa, Dans Le Bois and Funghi ranges portraying psychedelic scenes of nature and the Shibori range drawing on eastern influences through an inhouse dyeing process.
Bikoff said her designs were inspired by nature, music and a bohemian lifestyle.
“Art Hide and I really connect over our love and usage of colour. Combining unexpected colours is something that has always excited me. When learning about the artisan construction of Art Hide rugs I started to think of patterns to patch the hides together and different arrangements of colours. That is where my mind started to drift to quilts and patchwork. I created two patchwork designs and the collection grew from there,” Bikoff said.
“The story didn’t start with your granny’s patchwork but rather with these psychedelic fashion driven patterns inspired by Dolce and Gabbana in the 90s, as well as quilts from the 70s hippie era. The patterns are modern, bold, geometric and colourful.
“The collection started to take on a bohemian hippie 1970s Woodstock feeling, and I was then inspired by nature to introduce more whimsical designs, such as the mushroom, the butterfly and the woodlands.”
Pastiche by Sasha Bikoff.
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Founder of Art Hide Kura Perkins said the collaboration marks the first time the rug manufacturer has partnered with an outside designer.
“We wanted to work with someone who shared our passion for creating unique, statement-making pieces,” Perkins said.
“Sasha’s eye for colour and pattern made her the perfect fit.”
Two vintage inspired wall tapestries and cushions have also been released as part of the collection, which is now available on Art Hide’s website and 1stDibs.
