This contemporary 3x8 runner from Rug & Kilim’s Block Print Collection—an innovative line celebrating the artisanal charm of block printing reimagined in contemporary hand-knotted form. Offering a fresh, minimalist take on historic hand-stamped textiles, the piece in natural silk features a soothing botanical pattern in a luminous palette of cream and ice blue. On the Design: Admirers of the craft may appreciate this transitional runner among the works of a special workshop dedicated to 21st-century reimaginings of the historic block print design sensibility. It stands as a uniquely pastoral, intricately patterned piece found in this contemporary weaving tradition. Keen eyes for detail will particularly note this rug’s masterful execution of scale, symmetry, and movement—qualities that allow the rhythmic botanical pattern to cascade beautifully down its narrow format, like few with a high-low texture in pure natural silk. The colorway is one of the most delicious elements here, where a luminous, icy cream tone is favored in the field. Further, an elaborate all-over arrangement of scrolling leafy vines forms a continuous diamond trellis, enclosing elegant, stylized floral medallions in crisp white and soft ice blue. The radiant, pure silk pile brilliantly captures the soulful, wabi-sabi charm of a hand-carved wooden block pressing natural ink into fabric, lending the rug a mesmerizing shimmer that shifts beautifully in the light. Altogether it’s a piece as deeply personal in its subtext as it is in the details and beauties that distinguish it in our craft—both a contemporary masterpiece and a true collector’s runner, teeming with artisanal history and textile culture. Boasting a particularly versatile long size with vast applications in hallway and corridor design today. The accompanying book, Atelier Zanolli: Fabrics, Fashion, Craft 1905–1939, is part of Volumes by Rug & Kilim. The book (SKU - B244) can be acquired independently through our bookstore, here. Custom Capable: All sizes and colors available—inquire for a quote.