timothy liles: open rug studio
the new hampshire-based artist is hand dying meters and meters of wool and hand braiding them into circular area rugs for the public to see at the museum of arts and design, new york.
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‘braid dead’ rug by timothy liles
the museum of arts and design‘s open studios program is a public workspace in which invited artists of all mediums can work and interact with the museum’s visitors. from the 19th to the 23rd of october, 2010, new hampshire-based artist timothy liles is hand-dyeing meters and meters of wool and hand braiding them into circular area rugs.
liles, who is also the designer behind the crayon ring, has experimented with the technique in the past: ‘braid dead’ is a double-sided wool rug which combines modern pop icon with traditional construction methods.
to find out more about liles’ open rug studio project, watch the video on his kickstarter page here.
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braided wool detail
dyed rugs and process shots
