CONTEMPORARY HANDCRAFTS
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HAND TUFTED
"THE DESIGN OF BOTANICA IS INSPIRED BY THE ORGANIC FORMS AND
TEXTURES FOUND IN NATURE, PARTICULARLY IN FLORA AND FUNGI.
THEIR INTRICATE STRUCTURES, SOFT CURVES AND LAYERED ELEMENTS
ARE THE BASIS OF THE DESIGN OF THIS COLLECTION, WITH WHICH
I HAVE TRIED TO REFLECT THE BEAUTY AND COMPLEXITY OF THE
NATURAL WORLD." BODO SPERLEIN
THE BOTANICA COLLECTION IS THE RESULT OF THE FIRST COLLABORATION BETWEEN GAN AND THE LON-
DON-BASED GERMAN DESIGNER, BODO SPERLEIN. KNOWN FOR HIS LUSH AND SENSORY WAY OF INTEGRA-
TING ARTISANAL CRAFTING PROCESSES WITH ORGANIC AND CONTEMPORARY DESIGNS, THE SURFACES
OF THE BOTANICA COLLECTION RUGS HAVE A STRONG BIOPHILIC CHARACTER THAT ESTABLISHES A DIRECT
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SPACES IN WHICH THEY ARE INTEGRATED AND NATURE.
BODO SPERLEIN HAS ACHIEVED HIS HIGH LEVEL OF DETAIL IN THE REPRESENTATION OF THE DRAWING
AND ITS PRONOUNCED VOLUMETRIC EFFECT THROUGH A CAREFUL SELECTION OF THE NUANCES OF EACH
COLOR AND THE USE OF DIFFERENT PILE HEIGHTS. BY USING GRADIENTS AND SUBTLE CHANGES IN HUE,
THE BOTANICA RUGS CREATE AN ILLUSION OF DEPTH AND MOVEMENT, WHICH ENHANCES THEIR ORGANIC
FLUIDITY AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRESENCE.
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THE COMBINATION OF TWO ARTISANAL TECHNIQUES, HAND-TUFTING AND CARVING, IS WHAT ALLOWS THE IN-
TRICATE DETAILS AND DYNAMICALLY APPEARING TEXTURE OF BOTANICA TO BE CRAFTED. WITH THE MIXTURE
OF THESE TWO TECHNIQUES, DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS CAN BE EXECUTED WITHIN THE SAME DESIGN, MIMICKING
THE UNDULATIONS AND ORGANIC CONTOURS PRESENT IN THE UNIVERSE OF BOTANY, THUS REINFORCING THE
NATURAL INSPIRATION OF THE COLLECTION. "I AM PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO ORGANIC FORMS, MATERIALITY,
AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRAFTSMANSHIP AND CONTEMPORARY AESTHETICS. NATURE, MOVEMENT,
AND TACTILE QUALITIES ARE OFTEN RECURRING ELEMENTS IN MY DESIGNS," SUMMARIZES BODO SPERLEIN.
DUE TO THEIR POWERFUL EXPRESSIVENESS, THE RUGS IN THE BOTANICA COLLECTION ARE IDEAL FOR SPA-
CES WHERE WARMTH, SOPHISTICATION, AND A NATURAL TOUCH ARE SOUGHT, SUCH AS CONTEMPORARY
HOMES, BOUTIQUE HOTELS, CREATIVE WORKSPACES, AND NEUTRAL INTERIORS. THEY COMPLEMENT VERY
WELL THOSE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THE INTENTION IS TO EMPHASIZE NATURAL MATERIALS, SOFT LIGH-
TING, AND AN ATMOSPHERE OF TRANQUILITY. "THEY ARE PIECES THAT EVOKE A SENSE OF CONNECTION
WITH NATURE, OFFERING WARMTH, SERENITY, AND ORGANIC BEAUTY TO INTERIOR SPACES. THEY EMBODY
A HARMONIOUS BALANCE BETWEEN CRAFTSMANSHIP AND NATURE, FOSTERING A DEEPER APPRECIATION
OF THE TACTILE AND VISUAL RICHNESS OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS," REFLECTS SPERLEIN.
