2019 // SHADE
2019 // SHADE
2019 // SHADE
2019 // SHADE
2019 // SHADE
2016 // ROMANIAN MOODS // ECSTATIC
2016 // ROMANIAN MOODS // EDGY
2016 // ROMANIAN MOODS // FRISKY
2016 // ROMANIAN MOODS // INTENSE
2016 // ROMANIAN MOODS // IRONIC
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HISTORY
Dare to Rug is the first Romanian design brand that creates contemporary rugs. Founded by Interior Designers Andreea Batros and Flavia Scînteanu, Dare to Rug promotes rugs as the centerpiece of decoration in a space.
Ana Popescu is a visual artist based in Vienna, Austria. Ana got her masters of Fine Arts from the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, in 2013. She has been working as a freelance artist since then. She draws and paints with colors and deals with the theme of space in her artwork.
ROMANIAN DESIGN WEEK APPEARANCES
2019 // SHADE
‘Shade’ by Ana Popescu for Dare to Rug is a collection of 4 colorful graphic rugs hand-tufted with New Zealand wool and silk blend.
The rug models derive from 4 acrylic drawings part of Ana Popescu’s ‘Shade’ series, which explores the connection between light and space. The works stemmed from the interest in how light and shade can transform different scenes in to something new. The relation between light and object - that is not constant - is fascinating for Ana, who visually recreates depth using colors, light and shade, and plays with the contrast they make in relation to each other.
Color is at the center of Ana’s work as she uses very few colors every time she is painting a picture, trying to combine them in the best way possible.
This is Ana’s first collaboration with a rug design brand and Dare to Rug’s first rug collection designed by another visual artist.
2017 // COMMUNE
Is the circular gathering where everyone is equally protected and the life cycle is complete. It’s a gathering of any kind under a communal purpose.
2017 // DYAD
A team or a pair, the dual elements will always be complementary and more powerful when they’re together.
2017 // MEANDER
Gives the sensation of movement through pattern and texture. It alludes to a meandering river or to life itself and to the fecundity of the snake symbol
2016 // EDGY
Dare to Rug's first collection, called Romanian Moods, is a mood board of feelings overlapped with traditional Romanian patterns. Each rug is inspired by the aesthetics of different historical regions in Romania: Oltenia, Maramureș, Transilvania, Moldova, Basarabia, Bucovina, Dobrogea, Muntenia, Banat and Crișana. All the designs come from a process of reinterpreting the patterns using the designers’ creative filter in order to give them a contemporary feel - they used colours to encompass a modern look and powerful emotions. Dare to Rug creates a sustainable product, hand-tufted with natural materials.
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Oltenia.
2016 // IRONIC
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Maramureș.
2016 // ECSTATIC
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Banat.
2016 // PUZZLED
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Basarabia.
2016 // SERENE
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Bucovina.
2016 // INTENSE
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Crișana.
2016 // RESTLESS
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Dobrogea.
2016 // HYPER
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Moldova.
2016 // FRISKY
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Muntenia.
2016 // MELLOW
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Transylvania.
Dare to Rug is the first Romanian design brand that creates contemporary rugs. Founded by Interior Designers Andreea Batros and Flavia Scînteanu, Dare to Rug promotes rugs as the centerpiece of decoration in a space.
Ana Popescu is a visual artist based in Vienna, Austria. Ana got her masters of Fine Arts from the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, in 2013. She has been working as a freelance artist since then. She draws and paints with colors and deals with the theme of space in her artwork.
ROMANIAN DESIGN WEEK APPEARANCES
2019 // SHADE
‘Shade’ by Ana Popescu for Dare to Rug is a collection of 4 colorful graphic rugs hand-tufted with New Zealand wool and silk blend.
The rug models derive from 4 acrylic drawings part of Ana Popescu’s ‘Shade’ series, which explores the connection between light and space. The works stemmed from the interest in how light and shade can transform different scenes in to something new. The relation between light and object - that is not constant - is fascinating for Ana, who visually recreates depth using colors, light and shade, and plays with the contrast they make in relation to each other.
Color is at the center of Ana’s work as she uses very few colors every time she is painting a picture, trying to combine them in the best way possible.
This is Ana’s first collaboration with a rug design brand and Dare to Rug’s first rug collection designed by another visual artist.
2017 // COMMUNE
Is the circular gathering where everyone is equally protected and the life cycle is complete. It’s a gathering of any kind under a communal purpose.
2017 // DYAD
A team or a pair, the dual elements will always be complementary and more powerful when they’re together.
2017 // MEANDER
Gives the sensation of movement through pattern and texture. It alludes to a meandering river or to life itself and to the fecundity of the snake symbol
2016 // EDGY
Dare to Rug's first collection, called Romanian Moods, is a mood board of feelings overlapped with traditional Romanian patterns. Each rug is inspired by the aesthetics of different historical regions in Romania: Oltenia, Maramureș, Transilvania, Moldova, Basarabia, Bucovina, Dobrogea, Muntenia, Banat and Crișana. All the designs come from a process of reinterpreting the patterns using the designers’ creative filter in order to give them a contemporary feel - they used colours to encompass a modern look and powerful emotions. Dare to Rug creates a sustainable product, hand-tufted with natural materials.
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Oltenia.
2016 // IRONIC
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Maramureș.
2016 // ECSTATIC
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Banat.
2016 // PUZZLED
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Basarabia.
2016 // SERENE
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Bucovina.
2016 // INTENSE
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Crișana.
2016 // RESTLESS
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Dobrogea.
2016 // HYPER
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Moldova.
2016 // FRISKY
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Muntenia.
2016 // MELLOW
Inspired by the aesthetics and the traditional patterns of the Romanian region of Transylvania.
