Rugsville Heriz Persian Navy Wool Carpet 8' x 10'

Heriz is the village name behind one of the most resilient design traditions in Persian weaving, a regional language built on a bold central medallion, large-scale corner spandrels, and an angular geometric drawing rooted in the limitations of a coarse loom and the discipline of village weavers. The navy carried in this rug is the deep oxidised indigo that defines the tradition, a blue that absorbs light rather than reflecting it.

Three weavers in India shared the loom for roughly five months. Around 1.5 million symmetric Turkish knots were tied row by row, the wool drawn from highland fleece chosen for the slightly springy hand the Heriz pile requires. The indigo was fermented in two vats over fourteen days, then layered against madder and undyed cream so the colour reads with depth rather than as a flat field.

The composition

A central medallion in faded ivory floats over a navy ground. Corner spandrels echo the medallion in scale, and the field is filled with the angular vine work that distinguishes Heriz from its softer cousins. The geometry is unapologetically large. Over the next decade the navy will hold its saturation while the cream will warm and the rust accents will mellow into terracotta. The drawing is village, not court, and the rug is the better for it.

What you are buying

Antique Heriz carpets with comparable scale and condition trade at international auction in the range of twenty to fifty thousand dollars. This is a new weaving in the same village tradition, on the same kind of loom, in the same fibre and at the same density. The rug appreciates with use rather than depreciating, which holds for no other domestic object at this price.

The piece in a room

8' x 10' (244 x 305 cm) sits naturally beneath a six-to-eight seater dining table or a full-length sectional. The navy ground anchors a room with pale walls and lets warm wood, leather, and brass speak above it. Direct sunlight is welcome here. UV restores the dye depth that interior lighting slowly washes out.

Conservation

Rotate a half turn twice a year so foot traffic and daylight age the wool evenly. Vacuum weekly with suction alone and the beater bar disengaged. Blot any spill at once with a clean cotton cloth, never rub. Schedule a hand-wash with a wool-trained conservator every five years. With this discipline the rug runs a century and outlives its first owners.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 244 x 305 cm (8' x 10')
• Construction: symmetric Turkish knot
• Hands: 3 weavers, ~5 months
• Pile: 9 mm highland wool
• Dye: vegetable (indigo, madder, walnut)
• Origin: India

Free shipping across India. Cash on delivery available. 7-day exchange. The rug arrives crated for safe storage.