Chenini

Perched high on a hilltop ridge in southern Tunisia, the village of Chenini was once used as a fortified granary by nomadic Berbers. Inspired by the intricately woven, Bakhnoug wool wedding shawls worn by its people, each one hand-woven to express declarations of belonging and faith, as well as messages of goodwill and hope. These shawls flaunt spectacular geometric and abstract motifs. Our Chenini wallcovering is an homage to these textile masterpieces, and features like shapes embroidered with naturally dyed raffia across a grasscloth ground.