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Size, placement, construction and care — everything to choose with confidence.
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Mughal Garden
Flowering plants in rows and ogee trellises — botanical designs with a contemporary lightness.
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Specification-grade carpets for hotels, lounges and suites, from sampling to installation.
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Shape, size, fibre, colour and pile — configured step by step, estimated instantly.
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Hundreds of source-linked facts on Indian carpets, fibres, dyes and techniques.
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Trade Programme
Trade pricing, sampling and a dedicated project team for architects and designers.
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The Living Loom
An immersive introduction to Carprugs — craft, material and motion.
Journal
Fibre, dye and yarn: how each behaves underfoot and over time.
Materials · 6 min read
The fibre of a rug decides how it feels, how it wears and how it ages. A practical comparison of the materials used most often in handmade rugs.
Natural or synthetic, every dye brings its own character to wool. A plain account of how rugs are coloured, and what each approach offers.