Children’s rugs by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby for The Rug Company

“We have been thinking about these new animals for a couple of years.” Says Jay Osgerby
about Barber & Osgerby’s latest children’s designs for The Rug Company. “The animals in question need to have sufficient characteristics to make them distinctive. It is a challenge to make the man-eating creatures – just real enough without scaring the living daylights out of the household.”

 

Comprising four new animal designs, Peacock, Croco, Tiger and Frog, the collection is designed to be loved as much by parents as their children. The cheerful designs are versatile and enduring, seeing its owner through the years from childhood into adulthood.

 

As to be expected of the designers of the Olympic Torch, the rugs have been painstakingly designed, with careful attention to every detail and shade of colour. “The compositions are very important to us. We have often cropped the creature to give a sense of movement or to add to the humour of the piece.”

Each rug has been woven by hand using traditional techniques for which The Rug Company is renowned. These age-old methods of production ensure that the rug will last a lifetime or longer.

 

Frog will be available from the end of 2015.