Mimicry 

is a rug created in collaboration with Agata Marchlewicz (Polishcuttings), inspired by the tradition of Polish paper cut-outs. The starting point of the project was the translation of an openwork, symmetrical paper form into the medium of textile—a process that required careful decisions about which elements to preserve in full detail and which to simplify in response to the properties of the material and the chosen technique.

Realised using the tufting technique, the project became an exploration of balance between precision and freedom. Particular attention was given to treating the background in a more painterly manner, while the use of melange yarns references the texture and materiality of paper. Working at a large scale allowed the motifs to be experienced physically—lines and shapes that are delicate and ephemeral on paper gained tactility, weight, and depth when translated into wool.

The project was conceived as an experimental and process-based collaboration. The exchange of ideas and continuous testing of different solutions throughout the making process enabled a meeting of two distinct authorial languages and disciplines. An important aspect of the work was also the experimentation with form and relief through the manual trimming of the rug’s pile, which introduced an additional spatial dimension to the object.

The rug was presented at the group exhibition Nów w Pełni (09–30.09.2025) at the Instytut Wzornictwa Przemysłowego in Warsaw.

The project was realised with the support of the Centrum Rozwoju Przemysłów Kreatywnych as part of its in-house programme Rozwój Sektorów Kreatywnych.

Mimicry | tufted rug | wool | 145 × 200 cm

photos: Beata Wietrzyńska, Piotr Seweryn