Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem, the new carpet designed by Morandini, is distinguished by its unusual yet clearly delineated format. Two intersecting diagonal bundles of lines inscribed within a square sweep out in a semicircle before returning to the square, diagonal once a

gain. The endless loop thus created takes the form of an elongated figure eight, an expression of controlled dynamism. Here, Morandini's typical black-and-white contrast has been softened into an interplay of dark grey and light grey.