A Sense of Place

Late artist Joseph Beuys, sitting in his study and surrounded by leather, is the iconic image form wich Claessoin Koivisto Rune started for this leather rug collection.

Claesson Koivisto Rune presents a new collection of leather rugs during Stockholm Design Week.

The leather rug collection is manufactured by Tärnsjö Garveri – one of the last original vegetable tanneries – and are all handmade in vegetable-tanned organic leather. The rugs are produced as part of a numbered edition. Available in various sizes and colours through flooring and textile brand Ogeborg.

“In an iconic image, late artist Joseph Beuys is seated in a sofa by his desk, speaking on his phone. The floor of the study is covered by whole leather hides, stitched together. To put leather on the floor seems at first like an odd thing. But when you think of it – it is in many ways the perfect material. Natural and durable, it looks good even after years of fierce use. Furthermore, it is a responsible use of what is in fact a by-product from the meat and dairy industry.” The designers explain.

The first piece was designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune for theri architectural project for the inde/jacobs gallery building, in Marfa, Texas. Inspired by heavy duty Texas work and farming gear, durable leather became the obvious choice. The design is now complemented with two more rug designs, forming the exclusive rug collection.

The leather rug collection is part of an exhibition entitled “A Sense of Place”, at the Nitty Gritty Store, in Stockholm, until February 28th.

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Claesson Koivisto Rune, A Sense of Place: Marfa Crossroads

Claesson Koivisto Rune, A Sense of Place: Marfa Crossroads

Claesson Koivisto Rune, A Sense of Place: Midwest. The farmlands of the great American Midwest appear like endless man-made patterns, as seen from an airplane window. Growing fields in perfect lines. Each field with its own direction, every field next to the other

Claesson Koivisto Rune, A Sense of Place: Via Appia. The great roman road, Via Appia, connected Rome with southern Italy. It is still partially intact today, 2300 years after the first stretch was laid. Built as it is of solid blocks of stone, neatly fitted together. The rug is sized by adding or subtracting ”blocks” to the pattern