Kengo Kuma and Jaipur Rugs launch Faces rug collection inspired by landmark building facades
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Lizzie Crook
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Summary
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has collaborated with Indian brand Jaipur Rugs to create Faces, a collection of 16 wool rugs inspired by the facades of his landmark buildings. The collection, exhibited at Milan design week, translates architectural elements from buildings like the Albert Kahn Museum and Suntory Museum into rug designs, capturing what Kuma calls the "sensory memory of architecture."
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· 3 pulledKengo Kuma captures 'sensory memory of architecture' in Jaipur Rugs collection
Faces comprises 16 rugs that draw on the facades of landmark buildings designed by Kuma
The collection was exhibited at Milan design week
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