Kengo Kuma was born in 1954 in Yokohama and studied architecture at the University of Tokyo and later at Columbia University. He founded the architecture firm Kengo Kuma & Associates in Tokyo in 1990 and in Paris in 2008 and became a professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Architecture in 2009. Kengo Kuma is one of the most renowned contemporary Japanese architects and his work is known worldwide for merging architecture with nature and social responsibility.
The construction of this innovative rug requires a very methodical hand-operated loom weaving process, which allows the rods to be progressively intercalated as the work progresses. The wool strands are not dyed, so the gray and raw tones presented by this model had to be carefully selected beforehand. Its name is representative of this color palette, as Kiri means fog in Japanese. Available in two sizes, the Kiri rug from the Goz collection is the only one in the series that is finished with fringes at its ends. The other two Goz models, Ame and Tsuchi, are made with strands in beige and brown tones respectively.
Manufacturing technique
Hand Loom
Material
Fibre composition: wool & teak wood
Approx. total height
15 mm / 0.6"
