Huntsman x Luke Irwin a collaboration
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Luke Irwin has collaborated with Saville Row tailors Huntsman to create a bespoke rug inspired by one of the house tweeds.
Luke Irwin London has partnered with legendary Savile Row tailors Huntsman to create bespoke rug Award-winning rug designer Luke Irwin has collaborated with Saville Row tailors Huntsman to create a bespoke rug inspired by one of the Huntsman house tweeds.
Luke’s fascination with the past’s impact on contemporary design is his unique calling card; much of the inspiration for his collections is rooted in the history. From crop circles to architecture, dreams to poetry, Luke’s designs always have a rich story woven through them and the Luke Irwin x Huntsman collaboration is no exception.
Above: The Luke Irwin x Huntsman rug
Inspired by Huntsman’s House Tweed the Luke Irwin x Huntsman rug will be auctioned as part of a Sotheby’s auction of 100 lots curated by Huntsman owner Pierre Lagrange. Following the auction, the rug will be on display at Huntsman on Savile Row.
“‘It has been a great experience working with Huntsman. To be immersed in the history of tweed and to create something unique for the brand.' ”
Clothing has often served as camouflage and tweed has historically done this job as well. You see that the colours embedded into the fabric reflect the hillsides on which they are worn – with hints of pinks for the heather moorlands and perhaps a shot of blue for a blue bell lined shore of the Lochs. That is why every tweed is different because each landscape requires a different colour.
Huntsman – which served as the inspiration for Matthew Vaughan’s cinematic blockbuster Kingsman franchise – was founded by Henry Huntsman in 1849 and has dressed political and cultural luminaries, including Sir Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Sir Laurence Olivier and David Bowie.
The rug will be on display at Huntsman’s Savile Row store from early June and is priced at £1,367 per m.
View full auction HUNTSMAN: Curated by Pierre Lagrange
