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Edition · Spring

Char

Hand-knotted on a single loom · made to order
Rs. 420,160.00Made to order
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Hand-knotted on a single loom — never machine-finishedMade to order · weaving begins on confirmationWorldwide insured shipping · 60-night home trial
Description

Dense jet-black occupies the centre of the field in a large, vertically oriented mass, its surface broken by white and silver stipple scattered across the dark interior. Steel-blue and cool mid-grey press in from the sides, dissolving into the pale off-white perimeter that holds the field's edges. The close-up reveals a structured grid-like underlayer within the black mass, visible only through the white stipple that breaks across it.

MaterialWool and Silk
ConstructionHand-knotted
Best forLiving Room, Drawing Room, Dining Room
Made inIndia
Char PLATE II — OF VII▸ Char
A note on the dye

Madder root, soaked five days, simmered three.

The red you see in the field is not one red. It is seven dye lots, each pulled at a slightly different hour from the same copper vat,the variation lives only in the wool, never in the recipe.

Char PLATE III — OF VII▸ Char
Char PLATE IV — OF VII▸ Char
On scale

Bring the room into the rug - never the other way around.

A rug is sized to read once, in full, as you walk past it. The longer sizes tell a different story across a whole room.

Char PLATE V — OF VII▸ Char
Char PLATE VI — OF VII▸ Char
Char PLATE VII — OF VII▸ Char
End of plates · 7 of 7Read its story

The object label.

Edition · Spring
OriginJaipur, Rajasthan, India
KnotAsymmetric Persian
Knot density168,000 per square metre (approx.)
PileHand-spun wool, vegetable-dyed
Warp & weftCotton
Time on loomEleven months
CareRotate annually · professional clean every 3–5 years
Sizes available8*10

Lead time

Made-to-order pieces ship in 4–14 weeks from confirmation.

Worldwide shipping

Insured, white-glove delivery with climate-controlled crating.

Home trial & returns

Sixty nights at home. Return for any reason.

Asked & answered

Questions you'd want to ask.

Plain answers about the wool, the loom, and what the rug does over years of use.

Char · the asked & answered
Does the large black centre show lint, dust, or pet hair more visibly than a mid-toned rug would?

Dark fields do attract visible lint more readily than pale or mid-toned grounds. The white and silver stipple across the black interior helps break up any surface debris visually, but regular vacuuming twice weekly on low suction keeps the dark zone consistent. A lint roller used carefully between vacuuming sessions maintains the black's depth without stressing the pile.

How does the black-and-pale composition work in a room with natural linen, pale oak, and plaster materials?

The pale off-white perimeter reads directly with linen and plaster, allowing the dark centre to carry significant visual weight without the rug reading as heavy across its full field. In the lifestyle image, the pale edges let the rug sit lightly on the travertine floor while the black centre anchors the furniture group. The 9x12 suits this material combination well.

Is the internal grid structure within the black mass visible in the finished rug, or only in the close-up photograph?

The grid is a low-contrast element built into the knotting of the dark zone. From a standing viewing distance it reads as texture within the black rather than as a distinct pattern. At close range or in raking light, the structural lines and white stipple make it more legible. The hi-low construction gives the white fragments their own pile height, reinforcing the grid's presence underfoot and visually.

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