Toulemonde Bochart SELENA Rectangular handmade rug

An ornamental rug like a marquetry of light, paying tribute to the delicacy of gesture and precious materials.‎ With Selena, Toulemonde Bochart creates a sensitive and sophisticated piece where material itself becomes ornament.‎ Its name, borrowed from the Greek goddess of the moon, evokes a soft, diffuse, almost silent light.‎ The motif, made of stylised petals scattered over a vibrant background, is inspired by the precious inclusions found in refined furniture and decorative panels of the Decorative Arts.‎ These lightly raised forms, finely chiselled by hand, create a texture that evokes a constellation, a nacreous shimmer, or the vibration of embroidered fabric.‎ Hand-tufted in pure wool, Selena alternates low velvet and tight loops to let light emerge and highlight every detail of the design.‎ An all-over motif with a fluid movement, whose beauty is revealed in discreet colour contrasts and the simplicity of the background.‎ Selena is a tribute to exceptional craftsmanship, to the sensuality of material, and to the tradition of ornament as the art of detail.‎