
Object
Rug
The flattened modernist spiral design may have been inspired by rugs and carpets made by Ivan da Silva Bruhns, the best-known Parisian Art Deco carpet designer. He based his earliest compositions on South American ethnic styles.
Rug · 1930s. Hand-knotted woollen pile on woollen warp and jute or hemp weft. By Jourdain, Francis. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.