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Cats
Hand-knotted to your size in wool and natural silk. Roughly four months at the loom, tied by a single maker.
- Lead time12–16 weeks
- SizesAny size, no premium
- MaterialsWool · wool & silk
This is an estimate. Final credit is determined on physical inspection.
Knotted by hand. Finished without hurry.
Each rug is knotted by hand, one row at a time, by women artisans in Afghanistan, Armenia, India, and Tibet. We work with them directly — no intermediaries, fair compensation, the social mission held as the work itself.
A piece takes shape over months at the loom. Every knot is tied and trimmed by hand until the pattern settles into a surface that is dense, quiet, and made to outlast its first room.
- 01 Design Each pattern is mapped to a knot-by-knot cartoon — the blueprint the weavers follow thread for thread.
- 02 Dye Wool and silk are dyed in small batches to our palette, so colour carries depth rather than flat uniformity.
- 03 Knot Artisans tie every knot by hand, then shear, wash, and finish the rug until the surface runs true.
Five fibres, chosen for character.
New Zealand wool
A long, resilient staple that holds its body and springs back underfoot, season after season.
Tibetan wool
Coarser and characterful, prized for its texture and its endurance in high-traffic rooms.
Indian wool
Takes dye with unusual depth, giving colours their saturation and slow, lived-in warmth.
Pure silk
Tied for luminosity, catching the light and shifting tone as you move around the rug.
Bamboo silk
A plant-based fibre with a soft, sustainable sheen, lending lustre without animal silk.
A Swiss-based atelier, working directly with women artisans in Afghanistan, Armenia, India, and Tibet — no intermediaries, fair compensation, every rug knotted by hand. The social mission is not adjacent to the business; it is the business. Each piece carries the provenance of its making, made to be kept, used, and handed on.