Catalogue

Shallymar, The Templeof Love

Art rugs · knotted by hand in Jaipur

A private collection

Of art rugs, drawn like paintings
and knotted by hand in Jaipur

Sunehri, lifted into the light

Shafaq, held up to the sky

Visaal, the whole rug

Unveiled at Domotex Hannover in 2012, with the name knotted into the pile. For those who collect

Aatish, the whole rug

Dilruba, the pile close

The works

Namedfor what they hold

Each piece carries a word in Urdu, the language of the ghazal. Open any of them to see it from every side.

Visaal, the whole rug — Visaalthe meeting of lovers

Shafaq, the whole rug — Shafaqthe rose light of the sky after sunset

Aatish, the whole rug — Aatishfire

Dilruba, the whole rug — Dilrubaone who steals the heart

Rang Mahal, the whole rug — Rang Mahalthe Palace of Colours, in the Red Fort

Ghazal, the whole rug — Ghazalthe love poem, sung in couplets

Basant, the whole rug — Basantspring

Yaqoot, the whole rug — Yaqootthe ruby

Zulf, the whole rug — Zulfthe beloved's lock of hair, dark as night in a ghazal

Sunehri, the whole rug — Sunehrigolden

Khwaab, the whole rug — Khwaaba dream

Shabnam, the whole rug — Shabnamdew

Khas, the whole rug — Khasvetiver, the grass of the summer screens

The craft

How to read a Shallymar

Signedin the pile

The name is knotted into the pile in script, beside the fringe. The mark at the top of this page is that same hand, redrawn.

Khwaab turned over, the back of the pile showing the knots as a grid

Knottedby hand

Turn a corner over and the knots show as a grid, one by one. This is Khwaab.

The fringe of Khas, the warp ends left as they are

Finishedat the fringe

The warp ends, left as they are. This is Khas.

The signature, redrawn from the pile

January 2012

The launchHannover

Shallymar was unveiled at Domotex Hannover, in the Indian Pavilion. Fashion TV filmed the stand. These frames are from that tape, shown as they were shot.

Fashion TV · Domotex Hannover · 2012

The Carpet Export Promotion Council's sign at Domotex 2012, inviting buyers and delegates to the Indian Pavilion for the launch of Shallymar, temple of love

“CEPC invites Buyers/ Delegates to Visit Indian Pavilion to the launch of shallymar temple of love”
The sign at the pavilion, as it read

By invitation

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