Contemporary Maimana kilim rug - 92 × 63 cm

There are kilims that prefer silence to noise, and this is one of them. Two hourglasses answer one another from top to bottom like two suspended breaths, each keeping at its heart a small turquoise and coral star, placed there like a promise one does not speak aloud but keeps. The ivory ground, generous and clear, gives this design all the space it needs to breathe, far from the usual density of the Maimana style.

A cream border envelops it, discreetly rhythmed with orange and blue, like a frame that knows how to step aside for what it protects. A hand-woven piece that chooses clarity over profusion, and is all the rarer for it.

One of a kind.