Persian Gardens Reimagined As Concrete Forms

Their project ‘Petrified Carpets’ is a collection of concrete architectural elements, inspired by two-dimensional motifs and patterns found on Persian rugs. Traditionally, these motifs were often representative of visual features presented in Persian gardens, such as fountains, doorways and kiosks. Now with a contemporary approach, Studio Ossidiana have continued this conversation between those two- and three-dimensional spaces by creating a series of expressive concrete objects in reference to historic Persian garden forms. Covini and Dirrix’s objects present a series of experimental meditations on concrete as a material, coloured with pigments and textured with varying types of sand and stones. The duo describe the project as “a material study on the carpet as an architectural space, as a place embodying narratives, rituals and craftsmanship.” ‘Petrified Carpets’ explores the possibilities of concrete whilst conceptually translating the Persian garden, reinterpreting a historical setting with an interesting new tactility.