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Edition · Spring

Shaw

Hand-knotted on a single loom · made to order
Rs. 397,008.00Made 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

Steel grey grounds a vine-and-floral all-over field where ivory scrollwork, sand botanical forms, and occasional teal-blue accents distribute continuously across the surface. A small diamond medallion sits at center without imposing formal symmetry on the surrounding field. A narrow charcoal-grey border carrying its own tight floral repeat closes the composition, stepping the edge darker than the field. The close-up pile shows a medium-weight knot structure with ivory motifs holding clear definition against the grey.

MaterialWool
ConstructionHand-knotted
Best forLiving Room, Drawing Room, Dining Room
Made inIndia
Shaw PLATE II — OF VII▸ Shaw
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.

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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.

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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 available9*12

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.

Shaw · the asked & answered
How does a steel grey all-over rug read in a room with polished concrete or stone floors?

Steel grey and cool stone floors share a tonal register, which creates a smooth visual transition at the rug's edge rather than a sharp boundary. The ivory vine pattern and sand botanical forms within the field provide enough contrast to separate the rug's surface from the surrounding floor. A correctly sized rug lets the furniture arrangement define the zone where the floor material alone cannot.

Does the small central medallion mean this rug requires centered furniture placement?

The medallion on this rug functions as a quiet anchor rather than a formal focal point. The surrounding vine field continues past it without interruption, so furniture placement does not need to center on the medallion to read correctly. The rug works equally well with centered or asymmetric seating arrangements.

What is the expected lifespan of a hand-knotted wool rug with medium-low pile under daily residential use?

Hand-knotted wool rugs built at proper knot density last for decades under regular residential use. The wool fiber's natural resilience allows the pile to recover from compression and foot traffic. Consistent maintenance, including weekly vacuuming on low suction, annual professional cleaning, and rotation every 12 months, preserves both the pile height and color integrity over the long term.