Description
A rug with a glow at its edge
The Kajo Wool Rug by Finarte starts quietly: a warm, light yellow ground with a fine diagonal structure. Then the edges change the picture. One side is finished with a deliberate hand-stitched black detail, and the opposite side rises into a lush, deep electric blue long-pile border.
It is a high-impact piece that works equally well in homes and in professional interiors.
A twill weave borrowed from denim
The yellow ground is woven in a twill weave, the same structure familiar from denim. A thin weft is combined with a thick black warp yarn, which creates an accentuated diagonal rhythm across the surface.
Two edges, two finishes
One edge carries a hand-stitched black detail that references the raw-edged finish found in fabric. The other edge is a deep electric blue long-pile border that stands up from the surface, in a gesture that recalls the Finnish ryijy tradition.
Named for the first light of dawn
Designer Ervin Latimer took the name Kajo from his mother’s family roots in 17th-century Siikajoki, using the middle syllables of a compound word. Kajo means a faint glow or the first light of dawn, and that is the quality of the blue edge: a detail that appears quietly at the periphery and is impossible to ignore.
Designed by Ervin Latimer
Ervin Latimer designed the Kajo for Finarte. He trained as a fashion designer, and the denim-like twill and the raw-edged detail reflect that background, where clothing and textile art overlap.
A floor rug or a wall hanging
Kajo is designed to work on the floor or on the wall. The smaller 60 x 90 cm size is particularly well suited to hanging and brings the full character of the piece to any wall.
Kajo sizes
Kajo is made in two sizes:
- 60 x 90 cm: particularly well suited as a wall hanging
- 170 x 240 cm: a full-size rug for a seating or dining area
Hand-woven New Zealand wool
Kajo is a hand-woven rug made from 100% high-quality New Zealand wool, with hand-embroidered and hand-knotted details. It is handmade in India by Finarte’s long-term weaving partners.
More from Ervin Latimer
Latimer also designed the Tobevi Wool Rug and the Bevi Wool Rug. Browse our full range of designer rugs or the Finarte collection.
Features
- Brand: Finarte
- Designer: Ervin Latimer
- Material: 100% high-quality New Zealand wool
- Construction: hand-woven, with hand-embroidered and hand-knotted details
- Twill weave in warm, light yellow with a thick black warp yarn
- Hand-stitched black edge detail on one side
- Electric blue long-pile border on the opposite side
- Sizes: 60 x 90 cm and 170 x 240 cm
- Handmade in India
- Suitable as a floor rug or wall hanging
Highlights
- Warm yellow twill ground with a bold diagonal rhythm
- Hand-stitched black edge and an electric blue long-pile border
- Designed by Ervin Latimer
- 100% New Zealand wool, hand-woven
- Works as a rug or as a wall hanging
