Theres a certain magic to the desert.
Its precisely these organic forms that inspired Sonya Winner and Kevin McClellans recent design collaboration.
Released in late 2024, the duos Sedona series reinterprets Arizonas singular landscape as theSedona IrregularandSedona Squarerugs.
Having established hereponymous rug studioin 2009, Winner demonstrates an exceptional command over color, weaving, and layering.
Read on for our exclusive interview with the duo.
How did the two of you decide to collaborate on the Sedona rug project?
We reached out through Instagram to see if he liked the idea of creating new rug designs with us!
It is there that we started our collaboration in earnest.
What was your creative process in designing these rugs?
KM:Initially, Sonya and I began by bouncing design concepts around.
We began pushing that idea to the extreme both by being reductive and conversely maximalist!
What originally drew you to Arizonas landscape as a source of inspiration?
How did you incorporate its unique topography in your rugs?
KM:Our conversations on travel.
We love to share stories about our travels.
That is Sonya and my shared passion.
I have always loved the diversity of landscape in northern Arizona, almost moving to Flagstaff.
Kevin, you’re a design architect by profession, while Sonya, your work centers around rugs.
Creating something unique and eyecatching that is also a harmonious design requires playing around with many variations.
Why is asymmetrical design compelling to you?
KM:Nothing in nature is symmetrical, not even our own faces!
The beauty of nature and the work around us can be found in its vast and deeply complex variation.
What do you hope people will take away from the Sedona series?
KM:That beauty is all around us in nature!
Do you have any other exciting projects coming up?
KM:So many things!
But it is a secret!
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