Top 5: Throw rugs by Slowdown Studio

By Penny Craswell

Australian designer Marc Hendrick started Slowdown Studio in Los Angeles in 2015, working closely with designers all over the world to produce an eclectic and creative collection of throw rugs. Each rug is created in collaboration with a different artist and is jacquard woven using American-grown cotton. Australian design brand Koskela has a long relationship with Slowdown Studio and is now offering a range of their throw rugs through its Sydney store and online.

  1. July throw features two tigers and was designed by London illustrator James Daw who works with paper collage.
July, Slowdown Studio available from Koskela. Image supplied.

2) Badu throw is a minimalist design featuring bold colours and geometric shapes of a vase or urn by Honduran artist Mina Wright.

Badu, Slowdown Studio available from Koskela. Image supplied.

3) Dresden throw features an interior and woman with a book and was designed by Dallas-based illustrator Niki Dionne based on an oil pastel on wood.

Dresden, Slowdown Studio available from Koskela. Image supplied.

4) Kimbie features a series of nudes set in an abstracted landscape, designed by Maite García, a Uruguayan artist currently based in Barcelona.

Kimbie, Slowdown Studio, available from Koskela. Image supplied.

5) Arthur is an abstracted piece by East London-based artist and textile designer Laurie Maun.

Arthur, Slowdown Studio, available from Koskela. Image supplied.

Many of these artists had their own rugs made because they were winners of the Slowdown Art Comp, which is held each year in July. Twelve winners are selected each year and their winning designs are each woven into a blanket and released one per month the following year. The winners all receive cash prizes and their own blanket.

These rugs are so popular that they sell out quickly, so get in first to make sure you don’t miss out on your favourite.

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