After studying Architecture and Industrial Design together, Ramón Arnau and Mariola Reyna founded their own multidisciplinary design studio in Valencia in 2018. Their work moves between furniture and lighting design, creative direction, interior design, and ephemeral architecture, standing out for their search for a complex balance between a simple and, at the same time, iconic and timeless character. In their creative processes, the primary purpose is for the design to establish a deep connection with the user and the spaces they inhabit, through proposals that formally move them and transcend fleeting fashions.
The Ascense collection is a design by the Valencian studio Arnau Reyna that fuses optical illusions, dynamism, and symbolism. Its rugs play with the human eye's ability to perceive color through its blue gradients, creating the sensation of being connected ramps that ascend and rise. At the same time, its chromatic richness seeks to capture the essence of the landscapes of Nepalese routes and paths.
To achieve such perfect and subtle color transitions, the artisans of Nepal who craft the collections of our GAN EDITION series use up to 250 different yarn shades in the complex knotting of the Ascense rugs. Their masterful skill in the hand knotted technique is what allows for the execution of such fluid color transitions and gradients with such a high level of detail, capable of generating the optical illusion of elevation through the richness and potential of color.
The rectangular Ascense Aqua model measures 200 x 320 cm and is also available in earth tones, as well as in a runner rug format. This collection is made with 100% New Zealand wool, so it is suitable for an interior location.
Ascense is a model from our premium line GAN EDITION
With GAN EDITION, we promote the fusion between contemporary creation and ancestral traditional crafts from various cultures. The result is proposals with an exceptional and innovative design, as they are crafted using techniques as meticulous and complex as hand knotted, specific to the artisans of Nepal. Their mastery in the meticulous dyeing of the yarn, thread by thread—through which they achieve more than 200 nuances of color, combined with the manual knotting technique, ensures that each GAN EDITION design reaches an astonishing definition, allowing for fluid and organic color transitions that can only be achieved through the patience of knot-by-knot work.
Manufacturing technique
Hand Knotted. 155.000 knots/m²
Material
Fibre composition: 100% New Zealand wool
Sizes
200x320 cm / 6'7"x10'6"
Approx. total height
9 mm / 0.35"
