Rugsville Moroccan Beni Ourain Ivory Wool Carpet 5' x 8'

Beni Ourain are the high-pile wool rugs woven by the Berber tribes of the Middle Atlas. The vocabulary is austere by design, an undyed ivory ground, a loose lattice of dark lines, no border, no medallion. The composition was meant to read at the scale of a tent floor and translates directly to the open plan room.

Two weavers and a finisher worked the rug over six to seven weeks. Wool was pushed through stretched cotton canvas one row at a time with a tufting gun, then the back was sealed with natural latex and a cotton scrim. The final pass was done by hand with long shears, cutting the pile down so the design reads in relief above the field. Hand-spun wool, washed after finishing to settle the colour and bring the surface to its sheared finish.

The composition

The composition rests on a ivory register. The figures move across the field at a measured density, with the negative space holding as much weight as the marked geometry. The colour will continue to settle across the first months of use, as the wool oxidises against ambient light and the dye finds its final saturation. The colour relationships in the field will tighten as the wool settles into the foundation across the first months of use.

The piece in a room

5' x 8' is the working living-room scale for a flat or a primary bedroom. The rug holds a three-seater sofa with a chair on each side, or floats centred under a six-seat dining table. Walnut or oak floors set the palette off; pale stone lets the rug carry the room as the dominant ground colour. Furniture sits with the front legs on the rug and the back legs on the floor, which is the canonical living-room arrangement at this size.

Care

The piece needs gentle weekly vacuuming, suction only, and prompt blotting of any spill with a clean dry cloth. Loose fibre will clear from the surface across the first six to eight weeks of use; this is a property of the tufting process and not a flaw in the rug. Have the piece professionally dry-cleaned every two to three years.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded with cotton scrim
• Dimensions: 5' x 8' (152 x 244 cm)
• Construction: hand-tufted through stretched canvas, sheared finish
• Hands: 2 tufters and a finisher, six to seven weeks
• Pile: 12 mm, hand-spun wool
• Origin: India

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