Our Origins
Maison Rhizomes was founded in 2022 by Hannah Vagedes and Belgian artist Charlotte Culot. Charlotte remains the House’s founding artist, while Hannah leads the House’s creative direction from its Berlin base.
The House began with an early desire to extend painting into a tactile register. A decisive reference point came through the textile works associated with Le Corbusier, opening a view onto weaving as an expressive language for colour, surface and composition.
Today, Maison Rhizomes carries this direction forward in close partnership with artists and long-standing ateliers in Nepal and India, working with natural fibres and heritage techniques to bring each piece to life.
Materials and Method
Specialist atelier handcraft is the medium through which Maison Rhizomes translates fine art with collectible design. We closely work with two long-standing partners in India and Nepal, whose mills also produce for luxury houses.
Ethically sourced natural fibres define the look and feel of each textile piece. Wool forms the backbone, warm, resilient and naturally matte. Silk adds light and fine definition, linen brings crisp texture and natural variation and hemp reinforces strength and grain.
A sixteen-week process of dyeing, hand-knotting, washing, carving and finishing brings each work to completion. Heritage techniques passed down through generations capture nuanced tactile qualities, resulting in a luxurious handfeel, exceptional material depth and enduring quality.
