My name is Andreea, I am romanian living in France and passionate about interior design. I created WOOL Folliesto share a little of me and my double cultural influence: on one hand my home region, the Maramures and my home country, Romania, and on the other hand my second country, the one who welcomed me, France.
The art of hand weaving is specific to Romania. WOOL Follies features hand weaved tapestries and wool carpets with traditional Romanian motifs reinterpreted « à la Française ».
Hand weaving touches me particularly as in the past it served to dress the Romanian families and create thus the Romanian traditional port, and also to decorate the Romanian homes. All these objects, « cultural treasures » that come from the past, were hand-woven with patience and carefulness.
I wanted to give life to unique tapestry models in order to share this heritage
… By reinterpreting traditional motifs in a modern and colorful vision,
… Experimenting materials,
… While keeping intact the handmade production of passionate craftsmen on wooden looms.
Source : Wool Follies