Studio Visit: Designercarpets Drechsle

We collaborated with Designercarpets Drechsle in nearby Lörrach, Germany, to create a colorful kilim carpet for a galley kitchen. A kilim is a lightweight, flat-woven, reversible textile without a pile. Wool is ideal for a working kitchen because its long stable fibers and high lanolin content make it exceptionally durable and dirt-resistant. It also has a positive effect on indoor climate and acoustics.

For our project, the Drechsle team translated our initial conversations and concept visuals into detailed weaving plans and color wool samples. The carpet was handwoven in Nepal by Tibetan artisans with whom the Drechsle family has worked for more than thirty years, and is Fair Trade certified. Direct from the Himalayas to Kathmandu, the wool was locally sheared, washed and hand-spun, then dyed with organic dye pigments.