Rug designer Nani Marquina of  nanimarquina partnered with celebrated graphic designer Milton Glaser for a one-of-a-kind rug. A portrait of Shakespeare is layered with an abstract pattern to form a beautifully textured rug that reveals his face when far away and a pattern when close up. When you think of Waterworks you tend to think of bath fixtures but they’ve designed a series of glass lights as part of their Watt collection for Dering Hall . The ribbed series of lighting, that comes in sconce or pendant form, resembles those glass insulator covers you often still see at antique shops. The Chubby Chairs from Dirk Vander Kooij are just as fascinating to look at as hearing about how they are made

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ICFF 2013: Part 3

Barcelona-based rug studio nanimarquina , founded in 1987 by Nani Marquina, has been creating contemporary textiles for the floor crafted in India, Morocco, Pakistan, and Spain. This month’s  Deconstruction  takes us to India, for the manufacture of one of the company’s most popular, and surely the most fun (polka dots in relief!): a fuchsia and purple concoction from the Topissimo collection, which won a Red Dot Design Award in 2003. Above: Nani Marquina with some of the women who manufactured the Topissimo Collection in the Indian workshops. The Topissimo Collection was designed by Nani Marquina in 2002. These are the first design sketches.

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Deconstruction: Topissimo Collection by Nanimarquina

While we were at ICFF, we stopped by the Nani Marquina booth to have a chat with Nani herself. The company, which is celebrating 25 years, has created a special collection this year for the occasion. I sat and talked to Nani about this new collection, which is a bit of a departure from her past rugs. Figura Humana, 1948 The entire set consists of artworks by Eduardo Chillida , a Spanish artist and sculptor. Nani chronicled the life and art of Chillida from 1948 through 1995 in seven works .

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ICFF 2012 Spotlight: Nani Marquina