
Large pure wool rug, Tisca France
France, circa 1970
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In 1958, the Swiss firm TISCA TIARA, recognized for its high-end textile production, decided to innovate by developing the manufacturing of handmade woven rugs and set up shop in Moroges in Burgundy.
In the 1970s, the Manufacture developed a new process: hand-tufted rugs.
The decorators and architects are not mistaken: Andrée Putman, Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Pierre Paulin, Philippe Starck, Peter Marino develop their projects at the Manufacture. Rugs signed by the greatest artists such as Sonia & Robert Delaunay, Victor Vasarely, Zao Wou-Ki and Keith Haring also come out of their workshops.
In 1958, the Swiss company TISCA TIARA, esteemed for its high-end textile production, innovated and developed the manufacturing of hand-made woven custom carpets and settled down in Moroges in Burgundy.
In the 70s, they developed and launched a new process: hand-tufted carpets.
Interior designers and architects – Andree Putman, Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Pierre Paulin, Phillipe Starck and Peter Marino to name a few – have been visiting Moroges in order to realize their projects.
Carpets signed by great artists and designers such as Sonia & Robert Delaunay, Victor Vasarely, Zao Wou-Ki or Keith Haring have been produced in their workshops.