14 Jan Zitanpixel – Milan Design Week 2016
Rugs are the first thing that make you feel at home. It was through my Russian grandmother that I learned to love floral rugs. I often wonder why it happened. Is it because of my fascination in the Russian tradition of floral rugs or due to my memory of my grandmother? The ZITANPIXEL rug collection are original pieces from the 1920s to the 1970s, woven in Romanian and Hungarian villages. The carpets are original, hand woven in wool in the tradition of the Romanian Rom Women throughout the whole of the last century. The era of the pieces range from 1920s to the 1970s, with the more recent pieces shown by a mix of synthetic fluorescent colors. As originals, some pieces had minor imperfections, which have been lovingly restored by craftsmen who value their vintage…
