Our Rugs and the Environment

posted 2010 Jan by Simon Houlton

All our rugs are eco friendly rugs, we only stock rugs that are environmentally friendly and made with natural and sustainable materials. All the colour dyes used in our rugs our made using traditional natural dyes, mostly vegetable based. Our env...

Ethnicon patchwork kilim rugs

posted 2008 Nov by Simon Houlton

Ethnicon Rugs represent a new interpretation of nomadic and tribal arts of Anatolia, old and traditional kilims are collected from around Turkey and used to create new contemporary and yet still alluringly ethnic pieces, this beautiful blend of b...

Anatolian felt rugs

posted 2008 Nov by Simon Houlton

Felt rugs have been made by nomadic tribes in the Taurus mountain region of central Anatolia(Turkey)for longer then recorded history. Felting is an age old tradition practised across much of central and western Asia, felting is thought to have its...

Shyrdak felt rugs

posted 2008 Nov by Simon Houlton

Felt rugs from Kyrgyzstan traditionally called shyrdak rugs are made by nomadic tribes in the Tien Shan Mountains. For years these striking rugs have been used to decorate yurts or passed along as gifts and heirlooms. Shyrdak felt rugs are famous ...