Alec Sutherland Rugs

The muted tones and linear designs of montreal based alec sutherland s rugs are the result of long hours of weaving and knotting trial and error and of course patience.

Alec sutherland rugs.

Montreal designer alec sutherland s line of handmade rugs haut beau may recall op art geometries and the arts and crafts movement but many of his designs spring from a more personal place like listening to music as a backdrop to the rhythmic process of weaving. Feb 1 2016 interiors director meg crossley discusses this year s house home color of the year. Haut beau is his line of flatwoven weft face rugs designed a. Haut beau is a rug label created by alec sutherland.

The rugs are weft face flatwoven with a handknotted linen fringe. Block is a semi annual magazine that celebrates the intersection of beautiful spaces and creative ideas. Each rug is part of an exploration of structure colour pattern and composition. As a child he was obsessed with activities that involved precision and planning as well as more free form art.

Choosing the right shade of green is notoriously difficult. Haut beau handwoven rugs by alec sutherland. The muted tones and linear designs of montreal based alec sutherland s rugs are the result of long hours of weaving and knotting trial and error and of course patience. Alec was born in guelph ontario canada.

He has studied textiles at concordia university in montréal and the center for contemporary textiles of montreal. But the finished product is always lighthearted in design just like the name of his company haut beau. Alec sutherland from guelph ontario canada has been a library page usher dishwasher cook tree planter firefighter knitter and weaver. The materials used are spun tow linen from belgium and wool.

Buy haut beau haut beau monochrome full moon rug grey. Alec sutherland comes by his skill at making carpets honestly.