Industrial designers Marco Maturo and Alessio Roscini from Studio Klass have created a collection of geometric rugs informed by Italian Renaissance paintings.
Called Cinquecento, meaning 500 in Italian, the collection was designed by the Milan-based duo for contemporary rug manufacturer Cc-Tapis.
The Cinquecento rug collection was inspired by a series of Renaissance paintings from well-known 15th century artists
Handmade using Himalayan wool and silk, the rugs aim to celebrate the introduction of perspective in art during the Italian Renaissance period through their geometric patterns and jewel-toned colours.
Each of the four rugs in the collection has been inspired by a particular painting from the Renaissance era, including well-known 15th century artists such as Sandro Botticelli and Giovanni Bellini. The Mazzolino rug took inspiration from Ludovico Mazzolino's painting, Presentazione di Gesù al tempio, which features warm, jewel-like hues
The designers reduced the paintings to their essential components of shape and colour, while retaining the illusion of perspective in each piece, and used this to create original designs comprised of colour-blocked, geometric forms.
"We literally started to disassemble different areas of the paintings, dividing the masterpieces into portions and highlighting the elements that made the perspective very clear and alive," explained the duo.
Giovanni Bellini's artwork, Pala di San Zaccaria, influenced the design of this Rover...