The NAVIGATOR collection explores /sea/SILKE. Central to the collection is an exclusive palette of 45 colours, developed personally by Jennifer Manners with specialised dyers.
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PERFORMANCE, RECONSIDERED
Jennifer Manners introduces /sea/SILKE™ NAVIGATOR, the inaugural collection created using the studio’s new proprietary silk-performance fibre. Made predominantly from reclaimed fishing nets, /sea/SILKE is a thoughtfully created fibre that honours the artistry of traditional silk weaving while embracing sustainable innovation. Its soft, fluid handle and exceptional colour depth give the fibre a distinctive visual richness while its inherent durability makes it well suited to high-use spaces.
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BEAUTIFULLY UNEXPECTED
Developed through extensive material research and innovation, /sea/SILKE represents a new approach to handcrafted rugs - bringing together tactility, performance and responsible innovation in a way that is currently unique to the market. The name NAVIGATOR reflects the thinking behind the collection: a willingness to explore unfamiliar territory, question established materials and find a new direction for handcrafted rugs. Rather than replicating natural silk, Jennifer Manners developed a new material with its own characteristics.
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The innovative dyeing process gives the colours an unusual depth and variation for a rug fibre, allowing the surface to respond differently as the light moves across it.
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Rather than simply providing a set of standard yarn colours, the palette was developed as an integral part of the design process, giving the collection its own distinctive colour language.
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A NEW APPROACH TO SILK-PERFORMANCE
/sea/SILKE builds on the innovation of /re/PURPOSE, offering a finer, smoother approach to performance with a distinctive response to light. Together, the two technologies challenge the idea that practicality must come at the expense of beauty, bringing softness, colour, resilience and subtle surface variation to the finished rug.
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ABOUT JENNIFER MANNERS
Founded in London in 2014, Jennifer Manners is a design-led rug studio known for its approach to colour, craftsmanship and material innovation. Working with skilled makers in India and Nepal, the studio creates hand-knotted collections and bespoke rugs for residential and commercial interiors around the world. Its work respects the traditions of rug making while continuing to explore new materials, processes and possibilities.
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