In a continuation of the Aspen Art Museum’s commitment to magnificent craft and unexpected collaborations, the museum is teaming up with storied Scottish wool mill Alex Begg, founded in 1866, on a series of artist-made blankets. Proceeds from each sale go to supporting the museum’s exhibition program.

In 2022, the museum embarked on a collaboration with Giles Round & Casa Estudio to create The Maroon Bells Blanket. The vibrant blanket takes inspiration from the graphic color palettes of pop art and the iconic Maroon Bells mountain range near Aspen. Set against an azure sky accented with buoyant clouds, sprouting from psychedelic terrain, the bold image of the mountain is both recognizable and surreal. Cast in soft shades of pink and orange, the two commanding peaks appear inviting, almost diminutive. In spite of being legible as one of the region’s most iconic geological formations, Maroon Bells is given a new, gentler identity by Round in this witty, reimagined landscape.

Giles Round (b. 1976, London) lives and works in London & St Leonards-on-Sea, UK. Round embraces art, design and architecture, using various techniques and approaches including ceramics, furniture, painting, print and sculpture. Round’s work has been included in exhibitions at Brighton CCA, Brighton, UK (2020); the Hepworth Wakefield, UK (2018); Wellcome Collection, London, UK (2018); and Spike Island, Bristol, UK (2017). 

Casa Estudio was founded by Round and designer Andrés Ros Soto. Focusing on the design of exhibitions, furniture and print, their work is characterized by bold use of color, pattern and geometry.

92% lambswool, 8% cashmere
55 x 70 in