As a textile designer with a special focus on pictorial weaving and tapestry, Merete Erbou Laurent is
always experimenting with new materials and techniques. She started working with paper yarn after
studying at the Århus School of Architecture, satisfying her interest in rugs with a fascination for light,
space and color. From her Studio in the Danish countryside, Laurent has a beautiful view of a distant
horizon under a lofty sky. It is this landscape that inspired her Two Ways Mat (2010), in which you can
see the clear lines of the fields, where colors and textures change with the seasons. Each Mat is made
of three shades of paper yarn: a strong florescent color combined with natural and grey strands. The
resulting weave has a unique look, and as you walk around the Mat you see different combinations of
the colors. The “two ways” refers to the fact that these mats are reversible – one side is more neutral, the
other more colorful. The lightfast, hypoallergenic paper has a protective coating to help keep dirt particles
from settling into the yarns. Made in India.
