Bodo Sperlein is a London-based designer and artist celebrated for his international profile and passion for high-quality materials and craftsmanship. Renowned for timeless creations that blend artistry with precision, his work spans textiles, tableware, furniture, and technology. Collaborating with master artisans, he redefines traditional techniques using materials such as bronze, wood, marble, and silver. His designs have been exhibited globally, including at Les Ateliers Courbet in New York, Andreas Murkudis in Berlin, and 88 Gallery in London, as well as at prestigious institutions such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Bodo is particularly acclaimed for his innovative exhibition designs, such as ‘Jugendstil Made in Munich’ at the Kunsthalle Munich. Featured in leading design publications and showcased in Michelin-starred restaurants, Bodo’s work transforms functional objects into art. With a deep reverence for tradition and an uncompromising dedication to quality, he reimagines the past through a contemporary lens, creating enduring, timeless designs.
Botanica is the first collaboration between GAN and Bodo Sperlein, with which the German designer based in London has sought to reflect the beauty and complexity of the natural world through meticulous use of color and stratified areas. For this, it was essential that the pile of these rug surfaces present elevations, imitating the organic contours, undulations, and the appearance of dynamism of the botanical universe. This has been achieved through the mixture of two artisanal techniques: hand-tufted and carving.
Known for his exuberant and sensory way of integrating artisanal manufacturing processes with organic and contemporary designs, Bodo Sperlein has achieved the effect of volume and the realistic representation of the Botanica rugs' design through a careful selection of color nuances and the introduction of different pile heights. By using calculated changes in shade, the Botanica rugs create an illusion of depth and dynamism that enhances their organicism and three-dimensional character.
The Green model from the Botanica collection is also available in a smaller square format, as well as in yellow or grey.
Botanica is a model from our Hand Tufted rug collection
Hand-tufted is a manual rug-making method carried out on a stretched cotton cloth where, with a tool similar to a gun, a portion of wool is shot and cut following a drawing. It is one of the techniques that offers greater freedom in terms of designs, thicknesses, finishes, and colors. With it, at GAN we make the impossible possible.
Manufacturing technique
Hand Tufted
Material
Fibre composition: 100% wool. Back: cotton
Sizes
240x370 cm / 7'11"x12'2"
Approx. total height
25 mm / 0.98"
