Recently the Aava, Aiku and Eloo carpets were awarded the GOOD DESIGN® Award 2023.

The award in brief: GOOD DESIGN® Award was founded in 1950 by architects Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, and Edgar Kaufmann Jr, director of MoMA’s Industrial Design department.

Established to raise awareness about contemporary design, it celebrates products and also industry leaders in industrial production. In particular, it seeks to honor the annual achievements of designers in their pursuit of excellence.

The Aava, Aiku and Eloo rugs were introduced to the market in 2022 and enhance the exclusive and unique collection of Kristiina Lassus Rugs. They are hand-knotted with the quality 100 knots per square inch, different satin-pile weaves with natural materials: hand-spun Tibetan wool, hand-spun silk wool blends, Chinese silk, natural linen and hemp.

Awarded Rugs details:

Aiku has a geometrical design with an asymmetrical composition of thin, irregular lines. Its artwork comes in two versions depending on the shape of the rug, square or rectangular. Aiku is proposed in three colourways:

LGRH – light grey-hemp, wool + silk + hemp

NL -light beige-dark grey, natural linen + wool

MG – green grey – black, wool

The pattern of Aava rug comes in two version, standard and asymmetric. It generates a rhythmic yet tranquil surface. Avaa is available in three colourways:

MO – dark coffee – bronze brown, wool + silk, pattern silk, raised

WH – natural white – light beige, natural linen and wool

NL – light beige – brown , blended wool and silk, pattern in natural linen

Eloo design is a simple and harmonious composition of three curved lines. Eloo is proposed in two colourways:

MG – grey green – olive green, wool

OL – olive green – grey green, wool