When Kelly Behun first set foot in The Rug Company's Manhattan boutique, a Paul Smith carpet all but stopped her in her tracks. "It was like a painting, but on the floor," recalls the New York-based AD100 interior designer. "I bought it for my son when he was a kid. He's 19 now, and it's still in his room." Since that fateful meet-cute, her relationship with the brand has also grown into its own. After working with them on countless custom pieces (among them a design for a Hamptons client that mimicked a mosaic table), she has created her first collection, joining a roster of big-timers that includes Kelly Wearstler, Mary Katrantzou, and Tom Dixon. Says Behun: "It's one of those happy full-circle moments." When conceiving the two Tibetan wool-and-silk rugs, available this month, she took the opportunity to flex her creative muscles while still "making something people can use." Domus is based on a pattern she developed by arranging paint chips and paper strips into an abstract collage. Eclipse, on the other hand, nods to the phases of the moon. "You have to take your lead from nature; she knows best," says Behun, describing the subtle palette of dusty pinks, blues, and grays. "I'm looking out the window of my apartment right now, and the sky is those exact colors."
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