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Arts & Crafts
Hand Knotted
Primary color is Mint. Colors in this rug include: Gray, Ivory, Teal, Maroon, Gold, Multi .
Wool
0.5
Oushak
India
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This hand knotted wool Oushak Arts & Crafts area rug reinterprets the same broad botanical design language seen in deeper colorways, but places it across a soft mint and gray field for a lighter, more luminous appearance. Large palmette forms, scrolling acanthus leaves, and open floral sprays flow through the field in maroon, teal, forest green, gold, and ivory, with slightly abstracted drawing that reflects Oushak-inspired design rather than the tighter detailing associated with formal Persian style rugs. The mint ground keeps the overall palette fresh and open, while the warmer maroon and gold accents provide contrast, depth, and enough visual weight to unify the entire composition. A restrained ivory border with a floral repeat frames the central field without competing with the oversized motifs, creating a polished balance between pattern and negative space. The careful color transitions, balanced scale, and handmade rug construction give this piece a refined presence suited for living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, and other interiors that call for soft color with distinctive design character.
Story Behind the Art: The tradition of hand-knotted rugs is among the oldest and most meaningful forms of textile art, emerging from nomadic communities across Persia and Central Asia thousands of years ago, when a finely made knotted textile could provide protection from cold while also reflecting rank, beauty, and personal identity. Every hand knotted rug is created by tying individual knots around warp threads, a method so ancient and consistent that the movement used by a contemporary Jaipur weaver closely echoes the practice of a 16th-century Safavid workshop. Even in the modern age of fast manufacturing, one handmade rug can still demand many months, or even years, of focused labor. A new generation now values these rugs as true pieces of art, asking weavers in Iran, Afghanistan, India, and Nepal to create abstract, minimalist, and concept-driven designs for refined interiors.














