Brintons and Studio Elke launch Composite Collection

Leading global carpet manufacturer Brintons launches the new Composite Collection created in collaboration with Studio Elke, an Australian multi-disciplinary design studio led by founder and Creative Director, Elke Kramer.

Known for its unique jewellery and accessories, Studio Elke is an industry leader in the fashion and design worlds. The studio is respected for its emphasis on pushing the boundaries of originality and its exploration of unique materials, experimental fabrications and new forms. Studio Elke and Brintons have collaborated to translate the studio’s aesthetic into a suite of customisable carpet designs – and the new venture is Elke Kramer’s first ever carpet collection.

“I had written down a list of dream collaborations on a blank piece of paper many years ago, and a carpet collaboration was at the top of that list. When I was approached by Brintons, and invited to partake in their first Australian collaboration, I was thrilled at the opportunity,” she says. While jewellery may seem like an unlikely muse for a collection of carpets, this pairing successfully pushes the boundaries, adapting Studio Elke’s wearable objects into 2-D surface designs with universal appeal.

Composite is a collection of wall-to-wall carpet designs that references Studio Elke’s decade long archive of jewellery collections, translating Elke Kramer’s artistic and cutting-edge designs into large-scale interior surfaces. There are 28 designs in 5 design themes: The Sorcerer, Upscale, Nucleus, Brutalist and The Thunder Below.

Unusual geometries, graphic patterns, and architecture-inspired shapes feature in the collection. The playful influence of materials such as terrazzo, concrete, marble, and mother of pearl are the designer’s trademark and have been cleverly woven into Composite. The collection skilfully marries Studio Elke’s striking materiality and textures, with Brintons’ timeless, premium woven axminster carpet.

Brintons has an established and extensive history in design and innovation, and it makes for an exciting synergy with Studio Elke’s cutting edge and thoroughly conceptual approach to design and design thinking. Composite captures Brintons’ centuries-long experience in creating and inspiring truly unique designs. Carpets from the Composite Collection can be seen in a selection of rooms at the Collectionist Hotel in Sydney, as featured in TIME’s ‘World’s Greatest Places 2018’ list of places to stay. 
https://www.brintons.net/collection/studio-elke-composite-collection








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