Sigrid Wylach
Prototype Delirious New York carpet
$6,500 purchase
This carpet design was created after artist Madelon Vriesendorp's cover for the 1978 book Delirious New York by Rem Koolhaas. The present owner commissioned the carpet with the intention of creating an edition of designs inspired by architecture. Ultimately, the project never made it past the prototype phase.
made by Unikate S, Germany, 1986
material hand-woven wool
size 64 w × 141 l in
description Signed with applied manufacturer's label to reverse 'Sigrid Wylach Unikate S Markische Strasse 28 Haus Zwanzig 5600 Wuppertal 2 Nutzschicht: Reine Schurwolle'.
condition One edge shows two small areas of rust colored discoloration. Very ambient soiling throughout associated with normal use. Very good condition.