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Meet The Playmat: The Roamer
The Roamer is one of three vintage chevron designs in the Totter + Tumble collection. Designed in a warm near neutral tone, it unrolls to sit timelessly in well-considered family homes as a rug alternative and is continually one of our best-selling designs.
The Colour Palette
For the colour palette, The Roamer takes a warm, dove grey hue for the background, steering away from the true grey tones which can feel cold. The fine-lined diamond pattern, in a soft off-white, sits subtly against the background.
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The Pattern History
The chevron pattern can be traced back for centuries, with excavations of ancient Greek pottery featuring chevron motifs, dating from approximately 1800 BC. More recently, chevrons in a repeat diamond formation, were synonymous of the Art Deco period, where intricate line art, symmetry and repetition were highly favoured for detailing. The classic, geometric pattern, has a vintage appeal for modern design today.
The Vision
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