Thomas OBrien Photo

“What’s modern to me isn’t austerity; it’s just a sharper focus on shape and line, scale and coloration that reveals the character of the material itself.”

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Thomas OBrien

In his rug collection for Safavieh, legendary designer Thomas O’Brien straddles modern and traditional genres with his trademark vintage inflection. “I’m drawn to patterns that are versatile, that might look more traditional in a modernist room."