Every Knot Tells a Story
Our Mission
Imbued with heritage, defined by luxury: Art & Artisan merges ancient techniques from the Himalayas and the Silk Road to craft limited edition art rugs and tapestries. Our collaborations with leading contemporary artists ensures each piece is an authentic, luxurious masterpiece, responsibly safeguarding intangible cultural heritage while indulging in timeless elegance
ARTISTS
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Pablo Vargas-Lugo
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Vargas-Suarez Universal
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Bale Creek Allen
ARTISANS
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Silk Dying Process
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Weaving Loom
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Carving and Piling
principia collection
PLANETARY COLLECTION
Shyrdak collection
Ala-Kiyiz collection
Assembly Sequence
Meet the Team
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is a contemporary artist currently living and working between New York City; Houston, Texas and Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic in Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan). His writings have been published by Right Brain Words, New York; Edizioni Charta, Milano and The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. Selected collections include: The Museum of Modern Art Library, Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, RI; Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, Palazzo delle Papesse Centro Arte Contemporanea, Siena, Italy; Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno (CAAM), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (MUSAC), León, Spain, JPMorgan Chase Art Collection and the UBS Art Collection.
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Design DirectorWendy has extensive executive experience. Ms. Svarre was the CEO of Hunter Boot USA for 9 years, growing revenue from <$1M to >$100M annually, then oversaw global sales. Prior, she was a senior executive at Chanel for 9 years, running the Accessories business. Additionally, Wendy co-founded a handbag company, negotiating with Jonathan Adler for luxury store distribution. She began her career as a buyer at Bloomingdale’s before shifting to private label at Barneys.
Image: “Vector-Titlan” exhibition of Vargas-Suarez Universal at Hutchinson Modern & Contemporary, New York (2021)