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.
The Botanica collection is the result of the first collaboration between GAN and the German designer based in London, Bodo Sperlein. Known for his exuberant and sensory way of integrating artisanal manufacturing processes with organic and contemporary designs, the surfaces of the Botanica collection rugs have a strong biophilic character that establishes a direct connection between the spaces in which they are integrated and nature.
Its intricate structures, soft curves, and stratified elements are the basis of the design of this rug collection, with which the designer has sought to reflect the beauty and complexity of the natural world. The combination of two artisanal techniques, hand-tufted and carving, is what allows for the creation of its details and its dynamic-looking texture, as in this way different elevations can be executed within the same design, imitating the undulations and organic contours present in the botanical universe.
The Grey model from the Botanica collection is also available in a smaller square format, as well as in green or yellow.
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"
