Cryptogram 3

Cryptogram 3 is a rectangular wool rug.‎Zollanvari Fine Gabbehs.‎A symbol or figure with secret or occult significance… this design fuses two common patterns in Persian Gabbehs in three layers: rhombus medallions (double triangles symbolising women) and linear borders (a classical element in Iranian weaving) wedged within two layers of horizontal stripes (rectangles symbolising men) of bold colours.‎ The glitch effect enhances the perception of a hidden message… comparable to a shamanic charm? Persian decorative art is awash with spiritual ‘hidden’ missives – stylised, abstract, and often depicted in geometric patterns and forms.‎ This is a Glitch Gabbeh with a subliminal message.‎The inspiration for this latest collection is an ingenious fusion of traditional Gabbeh iconography and Glitch art – a visual style characterised by using digital or analogue errors for aesthetic purposes, whether that be intentional (that is, “faking glitch” and obtaining a similar aesthetic through design) or by accident (a true manifestation inside of the system without human intervention).‎ The term “glitch” itself originates with engineers and astronauts to explain faults within the technology they were working with.‎ But the visual aesthetic can be traced much further back, to the beginning of the 20th century through distorted forms in cubist paintings, abstract short films and pixel-like rug designs akin to 8-bit video game landscapes.‎ In fact, many antique rugs feature abstract, distorted patterns that seem to predict the glitch movement of later centuries.‎ This new collection, including its marketing and sales, will set off a new Gabbeh revolution.‎ The designs are available in custom and bespoke sizes and colours.‎