"I’ve always been fascinated by the world that
J.R.R. Tolkien created when he set out to explore
Middle Earth in his Lord of the Rings series.
Someone who was deeply knowledgeable of our own
ancient world, he developed multiple languages,
scripts, nations and histories in which he set his
fantastic mythologies. When you read his work, you
cannot but be in awe at its realism and the labour
that went into creating the depth of the universe
he created.
With this design, I wanted to make a pattern that
felt it belonged in this ancient world – a world
in which the art of the elves had an influence on
the designs of men. I used the first lines from
Tolkien’s poem Namárië (Galadriel’s lament in
Lo´rien)." |