The ZOE series marked the be-
ginning of your career with GAN.
How did this creative journey
evolve into LOKO?
Vibrant colors and overlapping
geometric shapes are also pre-
sent in the LOKO COLOUR model.
Is experimentation with color
still one of the main focuses of
your work?
Through its use of grayscale
and earthscale, LOKO NATURAL
is at the complete opposite
end, taking shape from undyed
wool fibers. What was it like
working with natural colors?
Each of the models in the series
is made with a different tech-
nique: hand knotting in LOKO
NATURAL and hand tufted in
LOKO COLOUR. What particula-
rities do you appreciate most in
each case?
Among all the possibilities that
irregular rugs offer to create
spaces, which ones would you
highlight?
WITH THE ZOE PROJECT I WAS ABLE TO ACCUMULATE VALUABLE
EXPERIENCE AND IDEAS. I LEARNED WHAT WORKED WELL AS WELL
AS AREAS I COULD IMPROVE. THIS KNOWLEDGE HAS INFLUENCED
MY APPROACH TO THE LOKO PROJECT. BASED ON MY PREVIOUS
EXPERIENCE, I OFTEN FEEL ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE NEW IDEAS
AND PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF MY ART.
FOR ME, EXPERIMENTING WITH COLOR REMAINS ONE OF MY MAIN
GOALS, AS I TRY TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF TRADITIO-
NAL COLOR PALETTES, EXPLORE NEW COMBINATIONS AND EVOKE
DIFFERENT EMOTIONS OR ATMOSPHERES THROUGH PARTICULAR
CHOICES OF COLORS. EXPERIMENTING WITH COLOR AT LOKO CO-
LOUR ALLOWS ME TO CREATE VISUALLY APPEALING AND DYNAMIC
COMPOSITIONS THAT CAPTIVATE THE VIEWER AND ENHANCE THE
IMPACT OF MY WORK.
IN THE CASE OF NATURAL FIBERS, VARIATIONS IN COLOR CONTRI-
BUTE TO THE RICHNESS AND COMPLEXITY OF THE RUG, CREATING
A VISUALLY APPEALING EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS A COMFORTABLE
FEEL. RUGS MADE FROM NATURAL FIBERS OFFER TIMELESS ELEGAN-
CE AND SOPHISTICATION. LOKO NATURAL'S SUBTLE VARIATIONS IN
COLOR AND TEXTURE CREATE A SENSE OF WARMTH AND INTIMACY,
MAKING THEM SUITABLE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF INTERIOR STYLES
AND ENVIRONMENTS. OVERALL, WORKING WITH NATURAL FIBERS
OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT DIRECTLY WITH NATURE,
EMBRACE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND CREATE PRODUCTS THAT ARE
AS BEAUTIFUL AS THEY ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY.
HAND KNOTTING AND HAND TUFTING OFFER DISTINCT ADVAN-
TAGES AND CHARACTERISTICS, EACH TECHNIQUE BRINGS UNI-
QUE QUALITIES TO RUG MAKING, ALLOWING DIFFERENT AVE-
NUES OF CREATIVITY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP TO BE EXPLORED.
IRREGULAR RUGS OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
AND CREATIVITY WITHIN INTERIOR DESIGN. THEIR UNCONVENTIO-
NAL SHAPES CAN SERVE AS FOCAL POINTS OR STANDOUT PIECES
WITHIN A ROOM, ADDING VISUAL INTEREST AND PERSONALITY TO
THE SPACE. IRREGULAR RUGS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM
ORDINARY SPACES INTO EXTRAORDINARY ENVIRONMENTS.
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