xandex XANX-3 Ivory Wool Handmade Carpet 2' x 3'

The pattern in this rug came out of a contemporary design studio working with traditional Indian colour theory in modern geometry. The drawing took weeks before a single thread of wool reached the canvas; the construction is built to honour that drawing. The result sits in the lineage of mid-century textile work without quoting any single source directly.

Indian workshops produced the rug over 3 weeks. A team of two pushed wool yarn through the canvas one motif at a time, working from a chalk-marked back, while a third hand finished the binding and trimmed the pile to depth. The latex coat was applied in a single pour, allowed to cure for forty-eight hours, and laminated to a cotton backing that gives the rug its hand and weight.

The composition

Colour does the work. The wool was over-dyed in two baths to reach the depth shown, which is why the ivory reads with a subtle internal variation rather than as a flat block. The pattern was drawn for room scale, which means the geometry holds at six paces and only resolves into its detail when you stand on the rug.

The piece in a room

A medium living room with a three-seat sofa and a pair of chairs accepts the piece comfortably. The ivory ground handles both linen upholstery and leather. Ivory rugs hold their cleanest read against dark hardwood and against pale plaster equally. Best with one strong piece of wall art and otherwise restrained surfaces; the rug carries enough visual weight that the room does not need a second graphic event.

Care

Vacuum weekly with the beater bar disengaged; suction alone is enough to lift household soil from the pile. Blot spills with a clean cotton cloth, never rub. Light shedding is normal for the first six weeks as loose fibres clear from the pile, and the body of the rug is unaffected by the process. A professional dry clean every three years preserves the ivory saturation and lifts ground-in soil that domestic vacuuming cannot reach.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim backing
• Dimensions: 2' x 3' (61 × 91 cm)
• Pile: 12 mm
• Hands: 2 tufters and 1 finisher, about 3 weeks
• Wool weight: roughly 2.4 kg per square metre
• Origin: India

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