Learn how Work in Progress brings Jessica Poundstone's colorful, geometric patterns to life in their newest handwoven rug collection.

Work in Progress is a queer-owned and operated Los Angeles-based design collective, part of Denvir Enterprises, a queer-owned, multi-line agency. Work in Progress (WIP) has plans to partner with a diverse group of artists, designers, makers, and manufacturers to deliver really cool, sustainable goods. First up is a collection of flat-weave cotton rugs with graphic patterns designed by Portland-based artists, Jessica Poundstone. The first two designs ? Rug One and Rug Two ? feature geometric prints in vibrant colorways. The rugs are handwoven from natural materials through Nomadory, a woman- and minority-owned business in San Francisco that ethically sources small artisans. To produce this collection, they partnered with a third-generation, family-owned business in Bhadohi, India. In this month’s Deconstruction, learn more as Work in Progress takes us along to see the process of creating their inaugural rug collection.
Designs for the WIP rugs were based on several of the pieces in Jessica Poundstone’s Color Ideas series. In the design of these rugs, Jessica is “doing one of my favorite things: letting my thoughts turn into color relationships and patterns that serve to remind me (and maybe you too!) of an idea that?s worth remembering.”
Here is the progression, shown via live video recording on Procreate, beg...