The classical Persian floral repeat is one of the most copied design vocabularies in the world. A central medallion, corner spandrels, vine work running across the field. Translated into a tufted ground the motif loses the density of a knotted carpet and gains a softer, plusher reading. The motif arrives intact, the surface arrives lighter.

This rug was hand tufted in India across 5 weeks by two tufters and a finisher. Wool pushed through a stretched cotton backing, sealed with natural latex. The rust, brown composition was finished by hand with long shears so the floral elements catch the light a fraction higher than the ground.

Hand finishing is what separates a serious tufted piece from a market alternative. After the gun work the rug is moved to a finishing bench where shears, scissors, and a hand-held trimmer cut the pile into the planes the design needs. The relief between figure and ground is what makes the pattern read at room scale.

The Handmade graph was developed for hand-tufted production specifically; the proportions would not translate to a knotted loom.

The composition

A rust, brown palette built with the slow restraint of a vegetable bath. The pattern occupies the field without crowding it. Negative space is treated as a compositional element in its own right, not as backdrop. The pattern was graphed at full scale before the dye lots were called. Each line on the graph represents a single decision about colour relationship that no software-generated alternative can replicate.

The piece in a room

The piece works at the size as listed. The rust, brown palette pairs cleanly with walnut, oak, brass, leather, and linen. Mid-tone walls hold the saturation; bright walls push the colour forward as a focal field. The composition expects to be the most considered graphic element in the room.

Care

Vacuum weekly without the beater bar. Blot any spills with a dry cotton cloth. Initial shedding settles within six weeks of regular use. A professional dry clean every three years extends the working life of the rug. Use a low-profile rug pad to keep the carpet from creeping under foot traffic and to protect the floor finish from the latex backing.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim
• Dimensions: size as listed
• Pile: 12 mm
• Hands: 2 tufters and 1 finisher, 5 weeks
• Origin: India

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