Sail rug23. Jun2011
SAIL is a limited edition 100% wool rug by designer Luca Nichetto for Nodus rugs.
Its unusual shape allows the rug to ether lie flat or can partially sit up on its own or against a wall to create a built in seating area. It is made in four different colors and available in one size only: 440cm x 229cm. Hand-knotted on a loom, the rug has a 10mm deep pile and 100 knots per square inch. The rug is made with 100% Tibetan Highland wool mixed with New Zealand wool and is also available in 100% silk or 50% wool and 50% silk.
Because it is handmade, it takes three months to deliver after ordering. The mat was created for Nodus and comprises an abstract shape and a smaller overlapping add-on. The extra piece can act as a simple extension, and better yet, it can even become a seat of its own. A really comfy carpet can take you away from sitting in even the plushiest couches. The sail-like component of the Sail Rug by Luca Nichetto can lean against a wall, or stand up on its own to act as a room divider.
"A large hand-woven rug that follows the three dimensions. In addition to spread horizontally, on one of its sides curve and rises upward, creating a large sail. So it can be organize the space using a large sail like screen, which separates the space without dividing them and absorbs the noise." - Luca Nichetto
Luca Nichetto was born in Venice in 1976, where he studied at the Art Institute. Afterwards he attended the IUAV, the University Institute of Architecture of Venice, where he graduated in Industrial Design. He began his business career in 1999 by designing his first products made of Murano glass for Salviati. In the same year he began his cooperation with Foscarini: besides designing products, he also worked for them as a consultant for new material research and product development (2001-2003). In 2006, he founded his own agency, Nichetto&Partners, which deals both with Industrial Design and Design Consultant. He has received many international prizes, among which the Gran Design Award 2008, the Chicago Atheneum Museum of Architecture Good Design Award 2008, the IF Product Design Award 2008 and the Elle Decoration International Design Awards 2009 (EDIDA) as Designer of the Year in the Young Designer Talent section.
He has held workshops in various Italian and international universities and has taken part in exhibitions in Europe, in the United States and Japan. Today, Luca Nichetto works for various international companies, such as, Bosa, Casamania, Ceramiche Refin, Emmegi, Established & Sons, Foscarini, Fratelli Guzzini, Gallotti & Radice, Italesse, Kristalia, Mabeo, Moroso, Offecct, Salviati, Skitsch, Skultuna, Tacchini, Venini.
