Not sure about laying down a bold, statement-making abstract rug? (See our story about the trend here.) Consider its commitment-light cousin: the abstract blanket.
Here, 8 appealing modern throws, each a conversation starter:
Above: Artist Dee Clements of Chicago-based Studio Herron designs and weaves the cotton throws sold on her website. We’re partial to her Architecture Throw (pictured, $180), but we’re also quite enamored with her Lee Throw, named for painter (and Jackson Pollock’s wife) Lee Krasner. Above: The nine-year-old brand Cold Picnic arguably brought the trend to the masses. Their Shipwrecked Knit Blanket is $200. Above: Viso’s tapestry blankets are bound in natural canvas. The brand carries a range of Matisse-like cotton versions, all woven on a German jacquard loom. This Tapestry Blanket V52 is based on a design by artist Marleigh Culver; $220. Above: All Roads, a metal and fiber arts collective in the Mojave Desert, makes hand-woven throws from recycled cotton. Both the Agua Fria Blanket (pictured here) and the Desert Sun Blanket (featured at top) are $198 each. Above: Sara Berks, founder of Minna, an online store that specializes in textiles produced in collaboration with artisans in developing countries, designed this wool Abstract Throw, which was then handwoven by a Uruguayan women’s cooperative; $350 at DWR. (It’s also available in different colors at Food52.) Above: Ferm Living’s cotton Mirage Blanket comes in three colors (shown is mustard); €135. Above: Slowdown Studio currently carries 16 artist-designed blankets. This one, the Arthur Throw, is by East London-based textile designer and artist Laurie Maun; $230. Above: The cotton and wool woven AFAF blanket features a hand-embroidered wool design; €455 from Marrakesh-based brand LRNCE.
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