Custom handmade rug after Piet Mondrian‘s painting Composition with Grid IX (Checkerboard Composition with Light Colors)

This custom handmade rug is based on Piet Mondrian’s Composition with Grid IX, a luminous work that departs from the bold primaries often associated with the artist and instead leans into delicacy. Here, soft pinks, pale yellows, quiet greys, and light blues weave across a grid in a rhythm that feels both playful and peaceful.

The effect in rug form is gently uplifting. There is a brightness to it — not loud or insistent, but light-filled, like morning sun filtering through linen curtains. It brings energy and motion, yet also a quiet composure.

Each shade is custom-dyed and then woven knot by knot, allowing this visual language of softness and variation to live in textile form. The result is a fine balance of structure and spontaneity — a subtle dance of colour that never quite repeats itself.

It is a rug that brightens a room without dominating it, and one that continues to reveal new harmonies the longer you live with it.

Details:

• Suggested rug sizes:
  • 210 x 170 cm (6.9 x 5.6 ft)
  • 272 x 220 cm (8.9 x 7.2 ft)
  • 309 x 250 cm (10.1 x 8.2 ft)
  • 371 x 300 cm (12.2 x 9.8 ft)
  • or request your custom rug size
• Design inspired by Composition with Grid IX by Piet Mondrian
• Technique options:
  • Flatweave Kilim
  • Tibetan handknotted, 100 knots per square inch
• Material: New Zealand wool
  • Included alternatives: Semi-worsted wool, Linen, Tencel™
  • Premium upgrades: Mohair, Silk (please contact us)
  • We are happy to advise the best material for your lifestyle and space
• Delivery time: approx. 6-10 weeks, depending on size and technique
• Numbered limited edition of 100 rugs
• Certified fair-trade production in India

Each piece is made to order—crafted with care and purpose, using only the necessary resources. By avoiding unnecessary stock and waste, we honour both the artwork and the environment.

More than a translation, this rug is a respectful homage to Piet Mondrian’s vision; crafted with intention, clarity, and deep reverence for the creative mind that shaped the original.

Find out more about our techniques and materials.

About the artwork this rug is inspired on: Composition with Grid IX (Checkerboard Composition with Light Colors)

Created in 1919, Composition with Grid IX (Checkerboard Composition with Light Colors) marks a rare and gentle shift in Mondrian’s work. Instead of high-contrast primaries, the painting relies on a palette of muted tones, applied with transparency and subtle variation.

What emerges is a checkerboard that never settles — a living surface, inviting the viewer’s eye to wander, select, and rearrange. The experience is interactive, personal, and dynamic.

It is one of the few works where Mondrian seems to soften his strict formalism in favour of something more intuitive — and it is precisely this touch of freedom that makes the painting, and your rug, so quietly radiant.

As Carel Blotkamp writes in his book Mondrian: The Art of Destruction: “Mondrian has colored in the planes in such a way that they are constantly combining to create new formations. (…) There is no rest for the eye, which is constantly enticed to wander over the surface of the painting. It is as if Mondrian is inviting the viewer to create his own composition, making a selection from among the units of color an offer.”

About the artist: Piet Mondrian

“Vertical and horizontal lines are the expression of two opposing forces; they exist everywhere and dominate everything; their reciprocal action constitutes ‘life’.”

Piet Mondrian

Piet Mondrian was a visionary Dutch artist who reshaped the language of modern art. His journey from serene landscapes to the bold geometry of neoplasticism reflects a deep, deliberate evolution—one that has quietly yet powerfully influenced architecture, design, and visual culture for over a century.

Mondrian’s compositions, with their pure lines, primary colours, and quiet sense of order, hold a striking emotional presence. They are at once deeply modern and utterly timeless—works that do not just decorate a space, but elevate it. As art critic Roberta Smith wrote, “Mondrian remains one of the most radical artists of his time,” creating paintings with “the tightness and authority of icons.”

His legacy lives on not only in the most prestigious museums around the world, but also in the way his vision continues to inspire clarity, intention, and elegance in today’s interiors.

And now, this vision can be woven into your space, through a custom handmade rug that captures the strength and serenity of Mondrian’s art.

Disclaimer: Due to the handmade process and use of natural materials, slight variations (up to 3%) in size and colour may occur.