Erased Heritage

Back to the roots! The “Erased Heritage” collection pays homage to the traditional oriental carpet. Finding inspiration from old patterns, techniques, and standards of quality, Jan Kath also turns to old master weavers to bring these designs back to life. Knot by knot, they hand produce Egyptian Mamluks, Iranian Bidjars, and Turkish Konyas using the original colors.

Back to the roots!
The “Erased Heritage”
collection pays homage
to the traditional
oriental carpet. Finding
inspiration from old
patterns, techniques,
and standards of
quality, Jan Kath also
turns to old master
weavers to bring these
designs back to life.
Knot by knot, they hand
produce Egyptian
Mamluks, Iranian Bidjars,
and Turkish Konyas using
the original colors.

Every community, region, and cultural group in the east has developed a particular style of carpet. Over the centuries, different areas have developed different signature features and styles. “With the Erased Heritage collection, we are helping to make sure that these ideas survive into the modern age.” explains Kath.

Every community, region,
and cultural group in
the east has developed a
particular style of
carpet. Over the
centuries, different
areas have developed
different signature
features and styles.
“With the Erased
Heritage collection, we
are helping to make sure
that these ideas survive
into the modern age.”
explains Kath.

While most carpet weavers read the pattern from a drawing, directions for pieces in the Erased Heritage collection are sung aloud. The loom master, head of the carpet weavers, reads out commands, translates them into a kind of chant and sings the next steps to those tying the knots in a sonorous voice. The results are carpets with a revolutionary look that combine old and new in a way that has never been done before.

While most carpet
weavers read the
pattern from a drawing,
directions for pieces in
the Erased Heritage
collection are sung
aloud. The loom master,
head of the carpet
weavers, reads out
commands, translates
them into a kind of chant
and sings the next steps
to those tying the knots
in a sonorous voice. The
results are carpets with
a revolutionary look
that combine old and
new in a way that has
never been done before.