Lot 6: CLAESSON KOIVISTO RUNE (Swedish, founded 1995)

CLAESSON KOIVISTO RUNE (Swedish, founded 1995) SPECTOGRAM CARPET 2006-2007, produced upon request by Märta Maas-Fjetterströms AB , handwoven wool 107 in. (272 cm.) x 84¼ in. (215 cm.) designer's and manufacturer's monograms signed in weave

Founded in 1995 by Marten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune as a multi-disciplinary architecture and design studio, the partnership have been the recipient of numerous awards, to include the Swedish Interior Architect's award, the CATAS award for the most innovative and reliable chair, and eight individual awards for excellence in Swedish design. Clients have included Sony, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and SAS.

Commissioned by the celebrated textiles studio Märta Maas-Fjetterströms AB to produce a series of three designs for handwoven carpets, Claesson Koivisto Rune chose to examine methods of etherial communication to include Ultrasound, Satellite, and in this design, Broadband, which interprets the frequency of internet transmissions. By translating the undulating variables of invisible methods of modern communication into physical form by means of colour, rythm and texture, Claesson Koivisto Rune have underlined the relationship between traditional craft and modern technology.