Lisboa Carpet arts and crafts

Lisboa Carpet arts and craftsA harmonious fusion of tradition and innovation, this wool rug features oversize floral motifs reinvented through a vivid, modern palette. Hand knotted in Afghanistan from fine pure wool, this one of a kind piece is inspired from the Eduardo VII park located in the capital city of Lisbonne in Portugal. The park is the largest park in the city center, offering a wonderful greenhouse with a variety of exotic plants from around the world. This piece is

as wool is a luxurious material

Persian & Oriental rugs made from a high percentage of silk are intricate and are often the most valuable of all handmade carpets

After which it was laid flat on the ground where a team of cleaners used wooden oar-like paddles to push the water through its fibers and draw out impurities

The finishing of this rug was done using centuries old traditional techniques

To produce it

due to their repeating symmetrical patterns

Here is an impressively woven and beautifully composed Ziegler style Oriental rug from Afghanistan

Modern square motifs punctuate a warm red field in this handspun Ghazni wool rug from Pakistan

10% pure silk

and multiple borders with symmetrical patterns in varied colors

it looks darker and vice-versa

it is among the most labour intensive rugs to produce