LocK & Mortice,
Showroom Rug Commission

Location
Vancouver, Canada

Year
2025

Photography
Santiago de Hoyos
Agustina García del Río

A man with dark hair and a beard, wearing a white shirt, is performing a yoga pose on a dark textured surface, with his hands flat on the ground and head bowed down.
Close-up image of a small pile of reddish-brown and gray granular material, possibly soil or dirt, with a dark background.
Living room corner with beige curtains, black or dark brown vases with dried branches, a dark wooden cabinet, and a textured brown rug on a light-colored floor.

This rug was conceived as a grounding element within the Lock & Mortice furniture showroom — an object designed to slow the space, absorb sound, and anchor furniture through material weight rather than visual statement.

Part of the Ground and Gather collection, the rug is made entirely by hand from dark brown natural wool. The colour is untreated and unforced, allowing the material’s inherent variation to remain visible. Rather than pattern or ornament, depth is achieved through density, fibre, and the subtle irregularities that emerge through making.

Production takes place in Argentina, where the wool is spun and woven by women working within long-held regional traditions. Each rug carries the trace of its process: hands, time, and repetition. These techniques are not adapted for efficiency, but preserved for their ability to produce material with warmth, resilience, and quiet presence.

Within the showroom, the rug functions as a connective surface — bringing furniture, body, and ground into dialogue. It reflects a belief that the most enduring interiors are shaped not by novelty, but by elements that hold space with restraint and intention.

A modern interior hallway with a dark wood sideboard, decorative dried branches in black vases, a cloud-shaped light fixture, beige curtains, and a brown rug.
Interior space with wooden furniture, curtains, and a textured carpet on the floor.
Inside a room, a beige upholstered sofa with pillows, a small wooden table with a glass of water, a light-colored wooden shelving unit, and a dark carpet on the floor.
A wooden stool with a round top and curved legs, sitting on a brown, textured carpet.
Close-up of a textured area with dark brown, red, and gray small stones on the left side, with a section of white wall and a wooden surface on the right side, along with a shadow cast over part of the image.