Orphic Tendencies Rug

Name: Orphic Tendencies Rug – Laurence Watchorn x Hunarkar | Handwoven Wool Rug — SUPERFICIAL OBJECTS
Brand: SUPERFICIAL OBJECTS
Price: 5375.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

£5,375.00

Orphic Tendencies is an edition of 20 handwoven rug developed by SUPERFICIAL in collaboration with London-based artist Laurence Watchorn and Hunarkar’s weaving ateliers.

The design originates from Watchorn’s paintings, his process is physical and open-ended, with marks building through movement. Hunarkar’s artisans work with natural wool and plant dyes, using techniques passed down through generations. The irregularity of Watchorn’s mark-making is carried into the textile, with shifts in line, density, and colour emerging through the weaving process.

Small variations occur in tone and detail depending on how the material is handled during production. It can be used on the floor or hung as a tapestry.

Hand dyed and hand knotted wool

2 x 1.5m

Shipping from London.

Please allow 12 weeks for shipping after confirmation as this is a made-to-order item.

Orphic Tendencies is an edition of 20 handwoven rug developed by SUPERFICIAL in collaboration with London-based artist Laurence Watchorn and Hunarkar’s weaving ateliers.

The design originates from Watchorn’s paintings, his process is physical and open-ended, with marks building through movement. Hunarkar’s artisans work with natural wool and plant dyes, using techniques passed down through generations. The irregularity of Watchorn’s mark-making is carried into the textile, with shifts in line, density, and colour emerging through the weaving process.

Small variations occur in tone and detail depending on how the material is handled during production. It can be used on the floor or hung as a tapestry.

Hand dyed and hand knotted wool

2 x 1.5m

Shipping from London.

Please allow 12 weeks for shipping after confirmation as this is a made-to-order item.

About the makers

Laurence Watchorn is a South London–based artist working across painting and sound. His canvases are made on the floor, where gesture, rhythm, and repetition build the composition over time. Marks move between abstraction and symbol, drawing on club culture, spiritual systems, ancient mark-making, and coded structures like DNA and digital language. The surface holds layers of movement and thought, with areas of density and openness sitting side by side. His work resists a single reading, holding multiple references that unfold slowly through looking.

Hunarkar is a weaving workshop specialising in hand-crafted rugs made using techniques passed down through generations. Each piece is produced on the loom using natural wool and plant-based dyes. The process is slow and manual, with close attention given to material, colour, and structure throughout. Subtle variations in tone and texture occur from piece to piece, reflecting the conditions of making and the handling of the fibres during weaving.