Architect Kourosh Asgar-Irani has created a collection of hand-knotted rugs featuring traditional Persian patterns that have been digitally altered to match a room's architectural elements.
The Vienna-based architect developed the Rugture collection after identifying an opportunity to apply the parametric computer software he was using in his practice to create bespoke patterns.

The patterns are based on traditional nomadic designs from Persia, Anatolia, Armenia, Turkey and southern Russia. These complex geometric designs often employ mathematical principles and are a familiar motif of oriental craft.
Asgar-Irani uses 3D computer software to manipulate the patterns in response to the layout of the room they will be used in.

Inputting parameters relating to the position of doors, windows and furniture causes the pattern to shift and results in a change in the density and colouring. Light from nearby windows is represented by the inclusion of more white space, while the way people cross the floor between two doors is discernible as path built into the pattern.

"The biggest challenge was to make the computer generate patterns that remind you of old rugs from central Asia," Asgar-Irani told Dezeen.
"I had a clear aim that I wanted to achieve but it took around a year and a half of experimentation before I obtained real control over the pattern generation."

The architect explained that the Adaptive and Dynamic collections are made completely bespoke to f...