William Morris Hungry Birds Slate & Marigold Multi Size Hand Hooked High-twist Wool Traditional Rug
Oriental Rug Of Houston
ORH19367A
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$ 2,399.97
$ 799.99
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There is a particular kind of quiet drama to this rug — the kind that rewards a second look, and then a third. Set against a deep slate-grey ground, the entire field is alive with paired birds, sprawling botanical forms, and the warm punctuation of marigold gold threading through foliage, beak, and bloom. The composition is fully symmetrical: birds face each other across a central medallion of open sunflowers and tulip forms, while a lower register shows two more birds — heads dipped, intent — flanking a cluster of hanging fruit. Every corner of the field is filled, yet nothing feels crowded. This is Morris's principle of horror vacui — the fear of empty space — executed with complete confidence. The multi-band border is a composition in its own right: a broad outer band of slate botanical scroll, a gold vine inner guard, and a fine running wave that frames the whole. Cream and ivory accents lift the foliage against the dark ground throughout. Worked in LoomBloom's loop-and-cut pile technique, the contrast between the plush cut areas and the sheened loops gives the grey ground a subtle depth that shifts with light — cooler in the morning, warmer by lamp in the evening. The high-twist wool holds the fine detail of each bird and leaf with clarity, and sheds significantly less than comparable hand-hooked pieces.
- Size: 8x10, 9x12
- Weave: Hand Hooked Rug
- Yarn: Wool
- Color: Gray, Beige, Taupe, Gold, Cream
- Origin: India
- Pile Height: 0.75 inch
- Condition: New
- Condition Description: New With Tags
- Rug#: ORH19367A
About the collection Some designs were never meant to stay flat on a wall. William Morris spent his life drawing the natural world — its tangled branches, its bold blooms, its birds caught mid-flight — with a devotion that went far beyond decoration. At LoomBloom, we asked a simple question: what happens when those designs come alive underfoot? The answer is this collection. Each rug begins with Morris's original botanical vocabulary — the layered foliage, the mirrored bird pairs, the endlessly scrolling vines — and translates it into hand-hooked wool using our loop-and-cut pile technique. Where Morris worked in ink and dye on flat cloth, our artisans work in three dimensions, varying the cut and loop across each design zone so that petals sit differently from leaves, and stems read differently from grounds. The result is a surface with genuine depth — one that shifts as light moves across it through the day. The collection spans seven colorways — from a near-black garden dense with forest greens and coral roses, to an airy antique-white field scattered with powder-blue birds and terracotta blooms. There is something here for every room- rooms that want drama, and rooms that want calm. Innovative Loop & Cut Pile Technique Unlike machine-tufted rugs where pile height is uniform and anonymous, LoomBloom's artisans vary the loop-to-cut ratio across each design zone. Botanical fills carry uncut loops for a subtle gleam; flower heads are cut for softness; stem tracery alternates for dimensionality. The result is a surface that reads like a Morris original — with depth, shadow, and light that shift as you move around the room.
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