Designed by Alain Gilles for Italian luxury rug brand Illulian, Gem's clever detailing during the production process befuddles your perspective.

While most gemstones are typically appreciated while adorned on the body, these particular pieces are best showcased beneath your feet. Created by Belgian designer Alain Gilles for Italian luxury rug brand Illulian, the Gem rug collection captures all the dazzling facets found on natural gemstones and beautifully translates them into the tufts of three distinct rug designs.

It all began with a serendipitous saunter through the market, as Gilles shares: ?[The collection] is directly inspired by the beauty of some small gem samples that caught my eye by accident while I was walking around the flea market on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.? Rather than taking the pragmatic route of turning a single gem into a rug, Gilles decided to fuse two stones and highlight their contrasting elements. Rounded shapes are paired with obelisks, calling attention to the hard lines and angularities. ?On our rugs, the beauty, transparency, and lightness of the two pieces of quartz, accentuated by the rays of the sun, have been translated into some very fresh and soothing rugs, where the veins and the different color variations of the stone take on all their importance and give the rugs their unique depth,? the designer continues fondly.
To further enhance the experience, the Gilles plays with your perception by calling for two different pil...