Designcraft

Heralded by a series of rugs and upholsteries in 2022, Maharam’s collaboration with Bertjan Pot has been guided by Pot’s iterative material experimentation and interest in deriving pattern from structure. Pop and Groove presented the opportunity to bring Pot’s perspective to Maharam’s diverse offering of rug constructions—including handwoven, felted, and knotted solids and textures.

Composed of a continuous coil of stitched rope, Pop is a rounded rug whose randomised moire offers inherent pattern with vivid colour mixing. Pop’s stitched construction recalls Pot’s rope forms like playful masks and oversized gloves, which evolved from Pot’s initial experiments with the technique of machine-sewing technical rope to make a rug. Maharam’s design studio worked closely with Pot and the resource to create a custom multicolored rope that references marine line Pot prefers for his forms. In Pop's design, the braided rope's houndstooth pattern creates an optical effect that enhances bold colours like cerulean, citron, and orange. The high-energy dyeing process ensures a lasting colour contrast for both indoor and outdoor use.

Suitable: High traffic with casotors

Environmental

• LBC Red List Free
• Contains Bio-Based Content
• FR Free
• Free of Intentionally Added PFAS