Malimbus is a textile art tapestry in cotton and linen, with recycled mother-of-pearl accents.
The clove hitch, or cross knot, takes center stage in this one-of-a-kind mural. It’s a secure, versatile knot that has been used for centuries in a wide range of contexts.
The design of the Malimbus tapestry is in search of the symmetry of the form and the clarity of simplicity.
The mother-of-pearl circles have been recycled from a second-hand street market wind chime. Mother-of-pearl is an organic material, which is obtained by the exploitation of mollusks, oysters and some shells. As a consequence, in the Mediterranean, the most decimated species are the auriculate naiad and the nacra.
Malimbus — textile art tapestry with recycled mother-of-pearl
Part of the etymology of the word nacre refers to “striking with a repeated noise” This phrase sounds like a metaphor for human behavior: do we hit nature so repeatedly? Isn’t the extinction of other species already a repeated noise?
Luckily, science has managed to make artificial mother-of-pearl of very good quality and flexibility at low costs. Good news for mollusks!
Malimbus tells about the banality of devastation, the magic of nature and celebrates the benefits of science.
Regarding the combination of red cotton with the raw of linen, it results in a powerful mixture. Red is the color of fire and blood it is fundamentally linked to life. The mural shares with its counterpart the COCO Tapestry the wild and natural feeling that the linen rope gives it.
The tapestry is a mural unique piece in design and accessories. For its part, the tapestry has a supporting branch that comes from the pruning of the trees in the city of Barcelona, preserving its structure in its entire splendor.
MALIMBUS — one-of-a-kind textile art tapestry, available at Malimbus Studio
