ideas and inspiration

DAYS by Princess Pea x Jaipur Rugs: Stories of Women Woven in Time

• 06 November 2025
• |
• 7 Min Read
• |
• By Jaipur Rugs

DAYS by Princess Pea x Jaipur Rugs is a limited-edition collection of hand-knotted designer rugs that explore womanhood, identity, and invisible labor. Created through months of collaboration with women artisans, each rug captures emotion, care, and strength in color and texture—a poetic reflection of everyday resilience woven into modern handmade art.

Some stories are whispered, not spoken. They live in gestures, the press of a palm, the rhythm of work, the quiet endurance of everyday acts. The new Days collection by Princess Pea in collaboration with Jaipur Rugs Foundation begins in that silence. It grows from it, turning the language of knots into a language of care, resistance, and identity.

This limited-edition of hand-knotted rugs are more than a meeting of art and craft. It is a dialogue between artist and artisan, between the visible and the unseen, between the world outside and the world inside a woman’s home. Every rug carries the pulse of conversation, the slow unfolding of stories shared across months of collaboration within domestic spaces.

The Meaning Behind DAYS

At the heart of Days lies the idea of invisible labour, the countless hours women spend shaping the texture of our daily lives, often unacknowledged and unseen. Princess Pea, known for her evocative explorations of gender identity and self-worth, channels this through the act of knotting, the very foundation of handmade rug-making.

Each knot becomes a mark of endurance, but also of intimacy. In the artist’s words, knotting is both an act of care and defiance, a way to claim space and time for oneself. It transforms routine into ritual, silence into strength. The result is a body of work where handmade rugs don’t just decorate a home; they speak of lives, choices, and the resilience of women whose hands carry generations of skill and patience.

Through the Days, Princess Pea extends her long-standing advocacy for women’s rights into the world of craft. The rugs are designer rugs in every sense, yet their beauty isn’t born of perfection; it’s born of presence. The subtle imperfections of handwork become the artist’s language of truth.

The Story of Four Days

The Days collection unfolds across four distinct emotional and physical states, each represented by a corresponding color. It’s inspired by menstruation, a deeply personal yet socially taboo part of a woman’s life.

Here, it becomes both metaphor and map.

Day 1 – Blue for Depth and Reflection

The beginning. Blue carries the quiet of water, the pause before renewal. It mirrors the introspection that comes with discomfort, when the body slows and the mind turns inward.

Day 2 – Pink for Tenderness

A day of vulnerability and compassion. The soft blush of pink evokes care, comfort, and the shared tenderness between women, mothers, daughters, and sisters who cradle one another through their days.

Day 3 – Mustard for Resilience

The strength to rise. Mustard radiates warmth and determination, a color of persistence. It celebrates the endurance of the body and spirit, the unwavering rhythm of survival.

Day 4 – Salmon for Warmth and Renewal

The end and the beginning, intertwined. Salmon captures the glow of renewal, a quiet celebration of the cycle that continues, again and again.

Each shade carries emotion, but together they trace the arc of womanhood itself. These colors aren’t chosen for trend; they’re chosen for truth.

The Transition from Canvas to Carpet

Princess Pea began with miniature paintings on silk, delicate, detailed, deeply intimate works. Translating those into hand-knotted rugs meant entrusting her imagery to the weavers, mostly women, whose craft is passed down through generations. The shift from brushstroke to knot is more than a technical translation; it is a handing over of time, patience, and labor.

The women artisans of Jaipur Rugs Foundation brought their own rhythm to the work. Each rug is the result of thousands of knots, each knot a decision, a breath, a moment. The artist and artisans became collaborators, co-creators of something that belongs to both worlds: the conceptual and the tangible.

In this collaboration, the domestic act of weaving transforms into an artistic declaration. What’s usually confined to the realm of “women’s work” becomes the foundation of a larger conversation about identity and agency. These modern rugs are living canvases woven with meaning, patience, and power.

Weaving the Personal into the Political

Handmade crafts are often romanticized. But Days refuses to idealize; it insists on honesty. The collection draws attention to menstruation, domesticity, care work, and the politics of the body, all subjects too often silenced.

By transforming those experiences into tactile, visual forms, Princess Pea and the Jaipur Rugs artisans remind us that beauty can coexist with struggle, and that design can be deeply human. These designer rugs are not only meant to be admired but also to be lived with, reflected upon, and respected.

Through the act of knotting, women reclaim authorship of their own stories. Every rug becomes a declaration of presence: I am here. I am seen.

The Craft as Resistance

The world of hand-knotted rugs is built on patience. A single rug can take months to complete, often involving entire families working together. That endurance itself becomes symbolic, a meditation on time, effort, and the invisible emotional labour woven into the fabric of daily life.

For the women artisans, knotting isn’t merely an occupation; it’s a rhythm of survival. In Days, Princess Pea amplifies that rhythm, giving it the attention it has always deserved. What might once have been dismissed as domestic work now stands as fine art.

Each rug in this collection is limited, handmade, and deeply personal. No two are exactly alike. That individuality, the trace of the hand, the small variations in texture and tone, is what makes them alive.

About the Artist: Princess Pea

Princess Pea is the alter ego of Natasha Preenja, a multidisciplinary artist whose work moves between painting, sculpture, photography, and performance. Her practice is rooted in feminist thought, mythology, and the aesthetics of care. Through this alter ego, she questions how identity is formed, how self-worth is negotiated, and how women navigate visibility in both private and public spaces.

In collaboration with Jaipur Rugs, she extends these questions into the medium of weaving, using the craft as both language and metaphor. Days is her way of translating internal experience into shared form, a promise to the self, made visible in thread and texture.

The Jaipur Rugs Perspective

For decades, Jaipur Rugs has worked to preserve and celebrate the art of rug weaving while empowering the communities that keep it alive. Collaborations like Days show what happens when tradition meets contemporary thought, when age-old techniques become vessels for modern stories.

This isn’t just another collection launch. It’s an invitation to engage, to see rugs not as décor but as storytelling surfaces. In each knot lies a record of time, emotion, and touch. In each pattern, a reflection of life itself.

When you bring a handmade rug from the Days collection into your home, you’re not just adding an object; you’re welcoming a story. A story about women who work quietly yet powerfully, about art that grows out of care, and about the courage to reclaim one’s own rhythm.

One Knot, One Day, One Story

What Days ultimately offers is a new way of looking at craft, at womanhood, at time. It asks us to notice the slow, patient beauty in things that don’t demand attention but deserve it. It reminds us that the everyday can be sacred, that endurance can be gentle, and that each day, no matter how painful or quiet, holds the possibility of renewal.

In the world of hand-knotted rugs, every knot matters. In the world of Days, every knot tells a story.

Explore the Days Collection

A limited edition of handmade, modern designer rugs by Princess Pea x Jaipur Rugs Foundation. Crafted with care. Woven with meaning. Lived one day at a time.

FAQs

What is the inspiration behind the DAYS collection?

Days is inspired by women’s everyday experiences of care, labour, and identity. Princess Pea explores the emotional and physical journey of womanhood through the act of knotting, turning handmade rug weaving into a language of resilience, intimacy, and self-expression.

Who is Princess Pea?

Princess Pea is the artistic persona of Natasha Preenja, an Indian artist whose work explores gender, identity, and self-worth. Through this collaboration with Jaipur Rugs Foundation, she uses weaving as a medium to highlight women’s voices and invisible labour.

How are the rugs in the DAYS collection made?

Each rug is hand-knotted by skilled women artisans associated with Jaipur Rugs Foundation. The process takes several months, involving thousands of knots woven with precision, care, and patience, making every piece unique and full of character.

What do the colors in the collection represent?

The collection is divided into four symbolic colors. Blue represents reflection, Pink stands for tenderness, Mustard symbolizes resilience, and Salmon conveys warmth and renewal. Each shade captures a stage in a woman’s emotional and physical cycle.

Are these rugs available in limited quantities?

Yes, Days is a limited edition collection of designer rugs. Each piece is one-of-a-kind, created through a close collaboration between Princess Pea and the artisans of Jaipur Rugs Foundation.

Where can I purchase rugs from the DAYS collection?

You can explore and purchase the Days collection exclusively on the Jaipur Rugs website or through select Jaipur Rugs stores worldwide. Each rug comes with a story card detailing its inspiration, color symbolism, and the artisan’s name behind its creation.

Jaipur Rugs

Established in 1978 under the guidance of NK Chaudhary, Jaipur Rugs stands as a beacon for preserving India's rich heritage of traditional rug-making on a global scale. Through strategic collaborations with esteemed international designers and skilled artisans, we curate a collection of award-winning luxury rugs that seamlessly blend timeless elegance with contemporary aesthetics. This unwavering commitment to craftsmanship and customization has firmly established Jaipur Rugs as a leader in the rug manufacturing industry.