AES COLLECTION

A SPIRITUAL UNION OF NATURAL FIBERS AND INDUSTRIAL METAL ACCENTS

This Collection uses ethically sourced alpaca, plantain fiber and solid bronze through bold lean lines, to explore a dialogue between geometry and industrialism, presenting balance, harmony and purity. While the pieces are visionary in concept, they are functional in application. This artistic approach to design is an integral element of VERDI’s practice.

AES CREATION PROCESS

Cutting Solid Bronze plates to desired length

SOLID BRONZE PLATES

Luxurious alpaca wool provides the ideal soft, silky texture for indoor rugs. When compared to other luxury fabrics such as chasmere or silk.

OUR FIBERS

ALPACA WOOL

Origen Peru

Luxurious alpaca wool from Perú provides the ideal soft, silky texture for indoor rugs. When compared to other luxury fabrics such as cashmere or silk, Alpaca is longer-lasting and more durable. Your alpaca rug will keep you warm in winter and cool in summer.

PLANTAIN FIBER

Origen Colombia

Our plantain fiber is sustainably sourced from Colombia, this fiber comes from the remaining leaves from Banana harvests.

HORSE HAIR

Origen Colombia

Our horsehair fiber is a protein fiber naturally sourced from Colombian horses. Variety of colors come from natural horsehair colors, meaning fibers do not go through a dyeing process, making color completely fade-resistant. Since colors depend upon the horse’s natural hair coloring, there can exist a slight variation in colors shown below. This natural fiber is strong enough to withstand the traffic of everyday life.

WORDS OF THE ARTIST

TOMÁS VERA

If there’s something that has been well discussed over the past year is how, challenging times, also bring evolution. And how, in times of crisis, creativity flourishes.

In my case, the personal and professional difficulties that prevailed during the first months of the pandemic, forced me to question myself and actively seek for new creative angles out of a genuine desire for change. I wanted to continue being faithful to VERDI’s iconic reinterpretation of contemporary and traditional, and to our inherent mix of fibers and metals, but through a new concept that would ideally feel more in tune with the stillness, the self- confrontation, the new meanings of connection, and this need for reinvention that these times have brought. AES was born, and with it, a new way of understanding VERDI’s materiality. This time, our different materials do not intertwine with each other, but instead overlap and generate more linear and contemporary dynamics, aimed to translate balance, harmony, and purity. Much needed values in today’s context.

HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE

The AES collection is highly customizable. Collectors can dictate the placement of the metal accents and organize their layout on the rug according to their unique space. This interaction and ability to play with geometry allow for a thoughtful and reflective relationship between the user and the object.

EXPLORE OUR PRE-DESIGNED AES RUGS

Ref. No. 1

Rug: 2.50m x 3.50m / 8’2.5” x 11’6”

11 Solid Bronze Plates:

5cm x 2m / 2” x 6’6.74” each

Ref. No. 5

Rug: 2m x 3m /6’7” x 9’10”

50 Solid Bronze Plates:

4cm x 14cm / 1.6” x 5.5” each

Ref. No. 6

Rug: 2m x 3m /6’7” x 9’10”

5 Solid Bronze Plates:

5cm x 1m / 2” x 3’3.37”

2.5cm x 1m / 1”x 3’3.37”

2.5cm x 1.60m / 1” x 5’3”

3cm x 1.68m / 1.18” x 5’6.14”

5cm x 1.45m / 2” x 4’9”

Ref. No. 2

Rug: 2m x 3.50m /6’7” x 9’10”

5 Solid Bronze Plates:

5cm x 1.50m / 2” x 4’11”

5cm x 1.88m / 2” x 6’2”

5cm x 2.28m / 2” x 7’5.8”

5cm x 2.62m / 2” x 8’7.14”

5cm x 3m / 2” x 9’10.11”

Ref. No. 4

Rug: 1.20m x 3m / 3’11” x 9’10”

42 Solid Bronze Plates:

2.5cm x 80m / 1” x 2’7.5” each

Ref. No. 3

Rug: 3m x 4m / 9’10” x 13’1.48”

19 Solid Bronze Plates:

5cm x 2.28m / 2” x 7’5.76”

5cm x 1.16m / 2” x 3”9.66”

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THE DETAILS

BASE RUG SPECIFICATIONS

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MATERIALS

Horsehair: Black
Plantain Fiber: Natural
Alpaca Wool: Black, Natura, Coffee & Olive Green

DIMENSIONS

Max width: 4.30m / 14’1.3”
Max lenght: 8m / 26’3”

SOLID BRONZE PLATES

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DIMENSIONS

Width: 2, 2.5 ,3 ,4 or 5cm
Max lenght: 3m / 9’’10”
Thickness: 3mm