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 Runner (2010), in which
you can see the clear lines of the fields, where colors and textures change with the seasons. Each
Runner 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 Runner you see different
combinations of the colors. The “two ways” refers to the fact that these runners 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.
