The series of hand-knotted rugs “On the Tapis | Weaves of Democracy” refers to the War Carpets of Afghanistan,while the hand-knotted textiles refer to the traditional Greek embroideries known as “Kalimeres” (Greek: Kalimera= Good Morning” which hang at the main entrance of the house as a gesture of a warm welcome. The source ofinspiration for the artists was the study of traditional decorative patterns of carpets and textiles, the collection ofonline information regarding socio-political and economic issues such as the current refugee crisis, as well asresearch on the work of Joice and Sydney Loch. The latter settled in 1928 in ‘Pyrgos’ village of Ouranoupolis inGreece and offered substantial help to the refugees by reviving the traditional production of hand-knotted carpets.On Kalos & Klio handmade rugs and textiles, archetypal symbols of Eastern and Western folklore art reappeartransformed into symbols of contemporary culture, such as socialtograms, logos, anime or even moviecharacters. The Uroboros, for example, is transformed into the internet restart and recycle icon, the little bird(sparrow, canary) is transformed into the Twitter icon, Melusina into the Starbucks logo, the medieval dragons aretransformed into drones, ancient theatrical masks into emojis.The word Textus comes from Latin and literally means ‘weaving words’. In Greek the word weave has its root in‘φαίνω’(faíno)which means‘reveal’. With their works, Kalos & Klio reveal the evils of contemporary socio-politicalreality. Artists weave a colorful, multi-layered and paradoxical universe, where traditional iconography meets thelanguage of social media and the internet. With caustic and apt humor, the handmade carpets and textiles ofKalos & Klio denounce the crisis of the concept of Democracy worldwide.