LINES
Mayice
Sensory experience with natural wool
Sheep's wool undergoes many transformation processes to become the material from which a rug is made, often losing its true identity. Its original volume, texture, and colour are converted into individual strands that allow the design or weave to be executed. For this reason, Mayice has delved into a design with long, undyed natural wool yarns, LINES. The long-pile surfaces, with intentional changes of direction executed on a hand loom, provide a sensory experience akin to running your hand over the back of a sheep.
A nod to the casual use of sheepskins of the past. LINES' furrow-like execution and irregular, sinuous boundaries "are reminiscent of ordered fields," as Mayice points out. This design allows the rugs to be modular, generating puzzle-like compositions with interesting geometries.
“We wanted to convey the natural feel of nature’s wool, which is why dyes have been avoided. Na¬tural wool always has nuances and changing shades, which are unique qualities in natural-tone wools.”
- Mayice
- Mayice
