About us
KOSHKA BERLIN was founded in 2022 by Berlin based designer Florian Markl-Berger to elevate contemporary rug design. KOSHKA BERLIN produces high-density cut pile wool rugs that, as modern design originals, add real aesthetic value to any interior design. Our high-quality rugs are produced on-demand in Germany in a resource-saving way.
BEHIND THE SCENES
All of our rugs are produced on-demand using robotic tufting. This allows us to respond to individual customer requirements and save resources. This innovative, digital and automated process is complemented by the loving handiwork of skilled rug experts. The high-quality new wool used in this process comes from New Zealand crossbred sheep and is of course mulesing-free. The sheep are kept according to the criteria of the so-called »five freedoms of animal welfare«. In this form of husbandry, consistent attention is paid to the welfare of the farm animals.
Our debut collection »Tigres de Sol«, launched in fall 2022, has been developed with a consistent focus on one of the most important potentials of the robotic tufting process: the precise translation of graphic shapes into a textile product.
About the founder
Florian Markl-Berger studied product design and visual communication at the Hochschule für Gestaltung / University of Art and Design Offenbach. After graduating, he worked as an independent designer and art director in Frankfurt am Main, New York City and Berlin, among other places. His work has won several design awards, including the ADC and Red Dot Award, and has been shown in renowned exhibition venues such as the Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt and the ZKM Karlsruhe.
Markl-Berger often moved undogmatically between the disciplines of graphic and product design, large-scale wall design and spatial design. This interplay of different design genres ultimately led him to focus on the medium of rug and foundation of the label KOSHKA BERLIN. As the designer responsible for the label, his focus is on developing an independent design position within contemporary rug design based on the visual conceptual methods of graphic design.
Koshka
In the Slavic language »Koshka« means cat. And in the Markl-Berger family, KOSHKA BERLIN also commemorates by name a very special cat that inspired the family for many years with its gentle appearance, stubbornness, liveliness, beauty and warmth. We could not imagine a more suitable namesake.
