Limited Edition “Foco Rojo” by Ariel Rojo for Odabashian

Mexico City – Tenochtitlan.

Founded in 1325, it has been the capital of two empires and now a Class “A” world city and the center of a burgeoning creative movement that is taking the design world by storm.

Ariel Rojo’s “Foco Rojo” is the latest collaboration with Odabashian in developing limited edition hand made rugs. Mr Rojo uses this theme as it’s central statement.

“Mexico is in a state of red alert. But not in a negative sense. It is in a promising state that it is out of it’s comfort zone in order to grow creatively”. -Ariel Rojo.

This movement is clear in the latest developments in art, architecture and design in that city.

This limited edition of 10 pieces is available exclusively through Marion Friedmann Gallery in London. The rug was on display during the 2012 London Design Festival at DesignJunction and has received many accolades in several international publications such as COVER magazine.

It was also a finalist during the 2013 edition of the “Carpet Design Awards” at Domotex Global flooring show in Hannover, Germany in January 2013.

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Odabashian’s mission is to consistently promote emerging design in hand-made high-quality limited edition rugs for only the most discerning interiors across the globe. For more information, please contact us here.

Ikat fashion on the floor- Custom designed Ikat patterns on Odabashian rugs

Ikat designs originate from a dyeing technique that is called Resist-dyeing which is similar to Tye-die.

Interior trends often emulate memes and trends from the fast-moving fashion industry. The Ikat print/design is one of those cases where a clear influence takes place. Roomology, one of New York’s trendy interiors blogs recently commented on the upcoming Ikat trend in interiors and their presence at the New York Home Fashion Show and the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF).

“It’s taken a few years, but it [Ikat] has finally trickled from the fashion world through to fabrics and on down to rugs, and I have to say, I’m pretty thrilled about it!”

Recently, Odabashian delivered a custom hand-knotted rug for a mid-century modern luxury home. This particular rug has accents in genuine silk. It is a very tight weave that is made exclusively in the area around Agra, India. Agra has a long tradition of extremely high quality worksmanship and is where the Taj-Mahal resides. Many artisans and weavers in this area of India have weaving tradition that dates back over 700 years in the same family.

Ikat by Odabashian at a mid-century contemporary home. Photo P. Arena

For over 92 years, Odabashian has been proud to support this continuing tradition by working exclusively with the best and highest quality weaving centers. Contact us to find out how we can support your luxury interiors or hospitality project.

Miami artist Michelle Weinberg uses Odabashian to manufacture her rug-art installations

Miami Beach based visual artist, Michelle Weinberg recently exhibited her custom limited-edition rug installation at Dorsch Gallery in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood. This initiative is part of Odabashian’s continuing efforts to not only promote local and internationally renown artists, but also to introduce and familiarize them to using the hand-made rug as a visual art media in their installations.

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Photos by Teodora Dakova

 

From Michelle’s profile:

Michelle Weinberg lives in Miami Beach. She works primarily in paint and collage media, and her career as an artist embraces many activities, including design, public art, education, writing on art and curatorial projects. She has organized many collaborations among artists that have taken the form of group exhibitions, inter-disciplinary performances and a publication.

Her exhibitions include Anthony Spinello Gallery, Art@Work, ArtCenter/South Florida, the Wolfsonian Museum-FIU, and Casa Lin in Miami, and The Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown, MA. Weinberg is the recipient of fellowships from Fundacion Valparaiso in Spain, Millay Colony, MacDowell Colony, the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, a 2008 South Florida Cultural Consortium Award, an Individual Artist Fellowship from the State of Florida, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown and Altos de Chavon in the Dominican Republic, among others.

The rug is a limited edition (1 of 3) that are part of Michelle’s geometric exploration of color, depth and form.

Contact us Here if you are a visual artist looking to develop your work using a millenial hand-made media.

Odabashian by CENTRO- 1st hand-made rug design workshop in Latin America. April 9-13, 2012

Centro, Mexico’s premier design, architecture and film school recently invited Odabashian to:  Odabashian by CENTRO, A  Rug Design Workshop for it’s Interior Architecture students.

The first of it’s kind in Latin America, the workshop consisted of a five-day, design and process- intensive class focusing on the history, manufacturing, materials and design of hand-made and hand knotted rugs that Odabashian has been manufacturing  for over 91 years and sold in Mexico, Boca Raton, Miami and the world.

The workshop was hosted by Beata Nowicka, Director of the Interior Architecture bachelor program. Each student developed a unique design using the information provided during the initial phase of the workshop. Then, on the final day, each design was presented to a panel of selected professiors from CENTRO, professionals, designers and artists. One of the designs was selected and will be manufactured in a high-density hand-tufted quality rug made of New Zealand wool and bamboo silk.

The winning design will be on display at CENTRO at an exclusive exhibit showcasing the workshop as well as the talent of the students involved.

Odabashian and CENTRO will collaborate in this workshop each year during the Spring semester as part of CENTRO’s mission to further enrich the quality and depth of the Interior Architecture bachelor program.

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Contact us to explore how Odabashian can put our experience to work for your creative design project.

Spectacular Sunny Isles penthouse with Odabashian custom rugs.

Miami is called the Magic City for a reason. It is a place where many enjoy 300 days of sunshine, palm trees and beaches. Recently, Odabashian delivered three spectacular custom-made rugs for a newly renovated penthouse in one of the most exclusive buildings in the beautiful town of Sunny Isles, the Turnberry Ocean Colony.

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Interior architecture and design was led by Miami-based architect Christian Magaldi who also designed the round area rug in the game room.  The round rug design was inspired by and is a tribute to Otl Aicher, one of the most prominent graphic designers of the last century. The designs for the Living and dining rooms were developed by Odabashian.The impeccable selection of furniture by brands such as Poltrona Frau add to the unique and powerful combination of elements of color and textures to this space

The rugs are 100% hand made in New Zealand wool and with hand-carved silk details.

Odabashian’s custom division collaborates closely with designers and architects to give a space a unique atmosphere. Contact us to see how we can help you design and manufacture the most luxurious rugs for your home, hotel or office.

Odabashian’s exclusive designer lines available at Villa Nueva design store in St. Barth’s

St. Barths is one of the most exclusive beach resorts on earth. Exclusive designer and starchitect designed homes cover the small French island in the caribbean.

Starting in 2012, Odabashian is now offering the exclusive designer collection exhibited at the Franz Mayer Museum in Mexico City through specialty design store Villa Nueva

You can see the collection here:

All 18 exclusive designs are available for custom order in any size with Miami delivery included.

You can reach Villa Nueva at their St. Barthélemy store at:

villa nueva sbh

Rue du Général de Gaulle

La Crémaillère Gustavia 97133

Saint Barthélemy

tel590(0)590510072 cel +590(0)690130412

contact(at)villa-nueva.com

Odabashian supplies rugs to cutting-edge Mexican Design Store – Pirwi

Alejandro Castro & Emiliano Godoy, two design visionaries who founded Pirwi in Mexico City, are at the forefront of the environmental sustainable design.

Odabashian is a proud rug supplying partner to Pirwi’s flagship store in Polanco, Mexico City.

From Dwell Magazine:

“Since its inception, Pirwi was thought as a manufacturing platform with a high care for the environment, reducing impacts on in-house manufacturing processes as well as materials sourcing and disposal. Furthermore, several design and manufacturing strategies have been implemented in order to better control our products’ environmental impact throughout their complete life cycle. We like to collaborate with designers, suppliers and clients that share our concern for the preservation of our planet.”

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To find out how Odabashian can manufacture an exclusive signature rug line for your design business, contact us here. 

The legendary Compass Point Beach Resort has Odabashian Rugs.

If you are a music fan, you will most likely have heard of Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records. Blackwell is also the founder of Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and the Compass Point Resort just across the street.

Nestled in one of the most privileged areas of the island of Nassau, the Compass Point resort has accommodated recording artists such as The Rolling Stones, Grace Jones, Shakira, Celine Dion, U2, Robert Palmer, Thompson Twins, Talking Heads, Dire Straits, Electric Light Orchestra, Bob Marley, Eric Clapton, James Brown, Iron Maiden and David Bowie.

Odabashian designed and manufactured the hand-knotted rugs for the reception and common areas of this iconic small hotel in the paradisical island of Nassau.

To find out more how we can enhance your hotel brand through high-quality custom rugs, contact us here.

Ever After Miami – A rug project designed by MYT+GLVDK

Luxury fashion curator, Camille Russler has an eye for style. Ever After, Miami’s most exclusive bridal store recently underwent a full renovation. Led by Miami’s own Bloom Interior Architecture, which has done hospitality and high-end retail interior proejcts across the globe, they selected a custom hand made Odabashian rug for the entrance to the store.

The rug is designed by MYT+GLVDK, a collaboration between New York-based Mexican designers Andres Mier y Terán and Regina Galvanduque. Andrés has long experience in interiors projects. He worked with Philipe Starck in the mid 90s and is now creative lead in Grupo MyT’s multiple restaurant projects in New York, Mexico City and Los Angeles.  Regina is a graduate of Parsons School of Design and has collaborated with several of Mexico’s most prominent designers and architects.

Contact us to see how we can help you enhance your retail branding experience using custom luxury hand-made rugs.

 

 

 

Odabashian manufactures Elias Kababie’s rug collection

Often featured on Trendhunter as well as major design publications, Elias Kababie is one of Mexico’s most exciting rising design talents.

Recently, Elias Kababie seeked out Odabashian to manufacture a new and fresh collection of hand tufted wool rugs to complement his cutting-edge furniture and accessory collection.

His selection includes “No Signal”, a playful take on TV culture.

Other selected designs include the “ace”, a vintage-look “Ace of Spades” playing card.

Other designs are playful approaches to color and geometry.