Programmed errors make the carpets inspired and alive.
Classic repeating patterns form the basis of ERASED CLASSIC. The carpets severe, ordered motifs are dispersed; the repeating patterns look as if they have been erased, doused with acid and patched up. This produces a completely new design vocabulary which Jan Kath embellishes even further.
Strictly ordered ornamental elements of traditional carpets are broken up
The aesthetics of decay: derelict industrial sites and the reclamation of space by nature serve as inspiration
Every Jan Kath carpet can be individually designed in terms of size, format, and materials. Even the collections can be combined with each other using a kind of modular system.