Aim
The knowledge and experience gained from growing up around the world provides me with the inspiration I draw on as a designer and artist. I am passionate about using design to create visually stimulating, refined solutions which are appropriate to the needs of a specific market or client while exceeding their expectations. I also enjoy the challenge of working with different mediums that suit my design aesthetic and interest in architecture, furniture, textiles, design and art and it is for this reason that I established Kirkle Design creating high-value products for a discerning market, concentrating on ‘rugs almost too good to walk on ’. The rugs provide the opportunity of working with a canvas that is tactile, visual, hard-wearing – essentially a functional piece of art.

Kirsty Black, Kirkle Design

Background
In 2005, having taken 2 years off from the design scene in London, where she worked as a graphic designer, Kirsty moved to Seoul where she became involved with the latest advances in textile printing. Realizing that there was a gap in the market for funky, good quality silk ties she decided to create her own. This led to the launch of Kirkle Design and her first range of handmade, 100% pure silk ties.

Upon relocation to New Zealand Kirsty continued to experiment with a range of mediums that suited her design aesthetic and interest in modern architecture, interior design and abstract art. Eager to expand Kirkle Design to include products that are made in New Zealand and used sustainable resources, eye-catching 100% pure New Zealand wool rugs were introduced, perfect for today’s contemporary homes or commercial setting.

Like her art the rugs capture a snapshot of brief moments in everyday life, reduced to a series of abstract lines and shapes, allowing viewers to draw on their unique experiences and imagination.

About the Rugs...