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Edition · Spring

Loess

Hand-knotted on a single loom · made to order
Rs. 385,776.00Made 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

A soft ice-blue ground carries a large-scale botanical vine of substantial, loosely drawn floral and leaf forms in warm brown, olive-green, brick-red, and ivory-white, the stems moving through the field on a visible olive-gold armature. Motifs sit at generous spacing, leaving open ground between them. A narrow charcoal-brown border with a small ivory and cornflower-blue repeat closes the perimeter.

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

Loess PLATE III — OF VII▸ Loess
Loess PLATE IV — OF VII▸ Loess
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.

Loess PLATE V — OF VII▸ Loess
Loess PLATE VI — OF VII▸ Loess
Loess PLATE VII — OF VII▸ Loess
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.

Loess · the asked & answered
How do the large-scale motifs in warm brown and brick-red hold their internal tonal gradation over years of use?

The internal shading within each motif is a knotted color transition rather than a printed or dye-washed effect, so it holds its gradation at the fiber level under normal residential use. Low-suction vacuuming without a beater bar preserves the pile surface where that fine tonal variation is most visible. Annual professional cleaning prevents general surface dulling that could flatten the internal motif depth over time.

What room scale suits this large-scale botanical design, and does the spacing of motifs affect furniture placement?

The generous open ground between motifs means the design reads well even when partially obscured by furniture. At 9x12 and 10x14, a sofa with front legs on the rug and one or two accent chairs on the perimeter keeps a full botanical grouping visible in the open center zone. The design suits large living rooms and drawing rooms with substantial furniture and stone or plaster architectural surfaces.

Does the ice-blue ground show soiling or foot traffic marks more readily than a darker ground?

Pale grounds accumulate visible soiling over time in high-use areas. Vacuum weekly on low suction without a beater bar. Blot spills immediately with a dry cloth and do not rub. A no-shoes approach in the rug area significantly reduces ground discoloration between professional cleaning appointments. Annual professional cleaning is recommended to maintain the ice-blue ground tone evenly across the full surface.

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