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[ BESPOKE ]

A Landscape Underfoot For Oliver Treutlein Carpets, every bespoke creation begins with a conversation around material, craftsmanship and atmosphere. For more than four decades, the tight-knit family-run German company has developed custom carpets for yachts, private residences and architectural interiors, each one conceived not simply as a surface, but as an integral part of a space’s identity by Jane Catchpole - ph. courtesy by OT

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Created for the Skylounge of M/Y Agnetha (pictured here), OT’s bespoke carpet was designed in collaboration with LUCA DINI Design & Architecture as the visual and emotional anchor of the space

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T’sphilosophy finds a compelling expression aboard M/Y Agnetha,

and land, translating natural atmosphere into texture and tone. Sweeping

the 55-metre Heesen yacht whose Skylounge provided the setting

through pale, aqueous shades into notes of caramel, amber and rich ochre,

for one of the German company’s most technically demanding and

the design evokes water, sun-warmed stone and the soft glow of skin after

visually evocative recent creations. Designed in collaboration with LUCA

a long afternoon at sea. Organic and immersive, it introduces colour not as

DINI Design & Architecture, the rug was conceived not as an accessory, but

ornament, but as mood: fresh, warm and quietly radiant.

as the emotional and visual anchor of the room - a landscape underfoot that

To realise this effect in material form, OT combined 100% velvet wool -

brings the entire interior into dialogue. As Silvia Margutti, Lead Architect

selected from the finest and purest New Zealand wool fibres - with 100% pure

at Luca Dini’s studio notes, “the brief that defines the vessel’s interior was

silk. This pairing creates an exceptionally even surface capable of carrying

rooted in the vision of quiet luxury - but it found this true voice through a

the design’s sculptural depth, while the contrast between the two noble fibres

dialogue with Laurens Last, whose arrival at the helm of Heesen brought a

enhances the play of light across the carpet. The result is a surface that feels

fresh and new approach, fully reflected in the chromatic energy of this rug, a

both serene and alive, changing subtly with movement and shifting daylight.

willingness to let “colour” speak.” The concept draws on the meeting of sea

Its painterly gradient was among the project’s greatest challenges. In order to

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Composed of velvet New Zealand wool and pure silk, the rug combines noble natural fibres to create a luminous surface with exceptional depth, softness and subtle movement. To achieve its seamless gradient, OT dyed 35 individual tones, blending colour transitions every two to three centimetres across the carpet

achieve a seamless chromatic flow across the rug, 35 individual tones were

during the Monaco Yacht Show 2025, the entire piece was completed within

dyed and blended into one another, with colour transitions changing every

just eight weeks. From the selection of raw materials to dyeing, handcrafting

two to three centimetres throughout the piece. This extraordinary level of

and final delivery, each stage had to align seamlessly. Finished late on a

modulation demanded not only precision in planning, but an intense degree

Monday night, the rug departed the Meerbusch headquarters the following

of technical control during production.

morning with OT’s fitting team and was installed on board in the early hours

The rug’s distinctive three-dimensional carved effect added a further layer

of Wednesday, just as the show began.

of complexity. Executed entirely by hand, this sculptural finish could only

The finished design does more than complete the Skylounge - it gathers

be entrusted to OT’s most experienced craftspeople and required a full

it. Against walnut, light oak, bronze, fabric and art, the carpet establishes

week of dedicated work on this piece alone. It is this mastery of technique -

cohesion through softness, movement and colour. Here, Oliver Treutlein

where artisanal skill meets aesthetic restraint - that continues to define the

Carpets demonstrates what it does best: transforming extraordinary

Treutlein approach.

craftsmanship into an atmosphere that is felt as much as seen.

Timing, too, was critical. Created for presentation aboard Project Agnetha

olivertreutlein.com

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