Ikarangi is inspired by Paterson’s deep connection to Christchurch and his Māori heritage. The rug reflects Christchurch’s Riccarton House as a landscape. The highly contrasted burn-back reveals what lies beneath through the performative action of shining and scraping back the black and white areas. This is an ancient technique which traditionally allowed for the pure gold threads contained within the weave to stand tall. In the place of gold, the trademarked lurex and viscose thread shines through within the bright relief of red poppies, that hover, suspended, over the land as Magellanic clouds.