kymo's versatile reinterpretation of the modern ribbon rug has been honoured! We are delighted that Eva Langhans has received the Red Dot Award for the CROSSOVER design.
Ribbons overlap, cross each other, contrasting colours appear and disappear again. Sounds combine and fade away again. The rhythm sets in. This is the CROSSOVER by kymo. Just like in music: styles merge and create something new.
Its finely woven and intricately hand-woven ribbons create a sophisticated surface.
"If you look at the carpet from a distance, you notice the rhythm and the play of contrasting colours. You only notice the structure and this subtle three-dimensionality up close." - Eva Langhans, designer of the CROSSOVER
A unique perspective, a new genre is created. And each carpet fascinates with its unique rhythm. This special design achievement by Eva Langhans was honoured with the Red Dot Award in 2024.
The CROSSOVER is available in 2 versions: with a straight edge or as CROSSOVER SKYLINE. The SKYLINE version in particular evokes associations with the urban centres of modern life and projects its external view onto the floor. Or on the wall.
It is made by hand by interweaving robust, weather-resistant polyacrylic ribbons with an amazingly natural feel. Even when walked on barefoot, the CROSSOVER is a pleasant experience for the senses. Its suitability for both indoor and outdoor use comes in handy.
This is precisely where the symbiosis between naturalness and urban flair is found again, a transition that CROSSOVER manages with ease.
At the same time, each rug is unique. The seemingly random grouping of the lighter-coloured accents and the regular crossing of the bands at different pattern starts means that the same pattern is never repeated twice and the carpet surface has a lively appearance.
"Sometimes you can recognise a rhythmic structure, then it dissolves again. CROSSOVER means that the piece of music is at home in two different genres. The CROSSOVER carpet combines technology and naturalness, building a bridge from indoor to outdoor. And in both the carpet and the music, sometimes one track takes centre stage, sometimes the other." - Eva Langhans
Two colour variants, concrete or tar, fit easily into any room concept or complement the outdoor living area when the weather is nice.
Presented for the first time at the Salone del Mobile Milano, the world's largest trade fair for furniture and design, the CROSSOVER also became a public favourite as a wall installation - the transitions to a modern work of art are fluid.
In 2024, the CROSSOVER won the reddot award.
