Derived from an ancient architectural Irish tree alphabet, The OM Series II explores the concept of design for interiors that supports healthy living and neuro-aesthetically sound design in Irish Wool. “The early Celts venerated certain trees across Europe and we share their fascination with the ancient Irish sigils of Ogham” says designer Claire McGovern “We like to imagine this tree alphabet brings one closer to the natural world while also creating a rug or tapestry design that can spell just about any word”
Wellness in interior design extends far beyond the use of sustainable materials, clean air systems, or water filtration. True wellbeing is cultivated through environments that speak to the senses, nourish the spirit, and remind us of our interconnectedness with nature and language. At Rhyme Studio, we believe that design can embody meaning, that our surroundings can literally speak healing into existence.
The OM Series of Irish wool carpets and tapestries draws inspiration from Ogham, the ancient tree alphabet of early Ireland where each letter corresponded to a sacred tree and when language itself was rooted in the natural world. In this collection, words such as Health, Peace, and Protect are transformed into woven patterns, allowing architecture and interiors to carry messages that calm, restore, and empower. Each piece is both a design object and a meditation, a form of environmental poetry crafted in one of nature’s miracle fibers: Irish wool.
Language is one of the most potent forces in human evolution - every word a frequency that can uplift or diminish, create or destroy. Even scripture teaches that “life and death are in the power of the tongue.” If words are the paint with which we illustrate our reality, then The OM Series offers a new kind of visual vocabulary, a language of wellness that can be seen, touched, and felt beneath our feet.
We take neuroaesthetics seriously which is an emerging science that studies how art, form, texture, light, and color affect the brain and our emotional state. Research shows that natural materials, rhythmic patterns, and harmonic proportions can reduce cortisol levels, slow heart rate, and enhance cognitive clarity. By combining ancient linguistic symbolism with contemporary design science, Rhyme Studio creates interiors that do more than please the eye - they nurture the nervous system.
In this way, Irish wool becomes not only a sustainable choice but a sensorial one: regenerative, breathable, antimicrobial, and grounding in both touch and meaning. If its true that “the words we use become the house we live in,” then our Irish wool surfaces are the architecture of wellbeing itself - neuro-aesthetically tailored sanctuaries where beauty and healing converge.
The OM Series derives from a 1600 year old alphabet Ogham, used mainly to write the early Irish language. Known for monumental inscriptions on standing stones, its history dates back to at least the third or fourth century A.D, placing it in use long before the arrival of Latin to Ireland. Also called the tree alphabet, some believe it was created by druids and scholars as a secret form of communication. These mysterious letters of Ogham were paired with ancient Irish tree and plant species, many of which were considered sacred but have all but disappeared from Ireland’s landscape today.
