Rug

This hand-knotted wool rug was designed by Serge Chermayeff (1906-1996) for the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory in 1930. The abstract design includes the artist’s initials halfway down the right side of the rug. Chermayeff was a Russian emigré who worked in London. Together with the French furniture designer Paul Follot, he became head of the Modern Art Studio attached to the London department store of Waring and Gillow. As an architect, Chermayeff joined the Mars Group and helped to popularise the modernist style in buildings and interiors. He also collaborated with Erich Mendelsohn on the De La Warr Pavillion at Bexhill in East Sussex. The Wilton Royal Carpet Factory was established in the ear

Rug · Salisbury · 1930. Hand-knotted woollen pile on a jute warp. By Chermayeff, Serge. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.