floor coverings – The Interiors Addict

Inspired by the traditional nomadic rugs which would illustrate a myth or poem through their design, self-professed modern nomad Anna Carin McNamara, has created a contemporary version, drawing on the stories of her own childhood for a collection of floor coverings.

Reflecting on memories of her youth spent on a farm in the south of Sweden, from picking wild berries to harvesting oats, Anna Carin has created a collection of hand-knotted floor rugs that epitomise the creative fusion of diverse cultures coming together.

0452_WEB — Wild Berry: “In summer, as a child, we would pick wild berries in the meadow. We would thread them on straw like a string of pearls then run home and eat them with cream and sugar.”

An accomplished interior designer with a body of work spanning Europe to South-East Asia and Australia, Anna Carin’s childhood memories have hewn a unique narrative for her rugs. Each design in The Forsa Collection recounts a childhood memory, each one abstracted and renewed, now resplendent in wool and silk.

0512_WEB — Straw: “On our land, as a child, we grew oats and thimothy grass for animal feed. We would ride on top of the hay load in my father’s cart. Leftover straw from the oats we used to make bedding in the stables for our horses.”

Anna Carin’s clean, pared-back, Scandinavian aesthetic is further enhanced by the use of traditional, Nepalese hand knotting techniques. The time-honoured tradition of hand knotting Tibetan wool with silk collides in a hushed palette of colours, synonymous to the Australian interior.

Nest: "As a child mother kept hens in our barn. Lots of hens. I would help collect the eggs. It stank in that barn. I would cover my nose with a handkerchief drenched in perfume." — Nest: “As a child, Mother kept hens in our barn. Lots of hens. I would help collect the eggs. It stank in that barn. I would cover my nose with a handkerchief drenched in perfume.”

Perfect for hospitality and commercial spaces or in the home, The Forsa Collection rugs find their origins in a very humble and personal time and place.

The Forsa Collection will be officially launched this week. For more information.