Orchard 1

Orchard 1 is a rectangular wool rug.‎Zollanvari Fine Gabbehs.‎The stylised trees of the orchard line up horizontally at the foot of this Gabbeh and are planted in the richest of soils, beyond is the meadow dotted with floral bushes and exotic birds.‎ This is paradīsus, as rendered into Latin from the Avestan word pairidaēza-, albeit the contemporary Glitch version.‎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.‎