Contemporary Designer Rugs — Hand-Knotted Modern & Exclusive Styles
Modern Designer Rugs for Stately Interiors
“Where centuries of Tibetan craft meet the precision of contemporary design — our designer rugs are made, not manufactured.”
A New Generation of Hand-Knotted Art
Our Contemporary Designer Rug collection bridges two worlds: the ancient knotting traditions of Nepal, Tibet and Persia, and the architectural language of modern interiors. Each piece is hand-knotted from Tibetan highland wool, mulberry silk, bamboo silk or linen blends — producing surfaces with depth, lustre and tactile presence that machine-made rugs cannot reproduce.
Designed for collectors, architects and interior designers, these rugs anchor open-plan rooms, soften minimalist concrete, and ground sophisticated living spaces with quiet luxury.
Our Designer Lines
Makalu Design
Our flagship designer programme, woven in Kathmandu. Three signature lines: Makalu Edition for limited art-curator pieces, Makalu Domus for residential luxury, and Makalu Century for transitional classics. Available in over 1,200 colour combinations and six knot densities, fully bespoke.
Perfect Plains — Solid Colour Bamboo Silk
Single-colour, hand-knotted bamboo silk rugs with a soft sheen that shifts with the daylight. The minimalist statement piece for design-led interiors.
Ocean Silk & Sabah Collections
Modernist colour fields and architectural compositions in pure silk and silk-wool blends. Each rug is signed and numbered.
Art Edition — Inspired by Paul Klee, Kandinsky and Modernism
Limited-edition designer rugs that translate works of 20th-century abstract art into hand-knotted textile. Lead time typically 3–5 months.
Materials & Construction
- •Tibetan highland wool (Changpai): hand-spun, lanolin-rich, naturally stain-resistant and resilient
- •Mulberry silk: exceptional lustre and detail, used for highlights and full-silk fields
- •Bamboo silk: sustainable, soft, with a contemporary sheen
- •Knot densities: from 60 knpi (Naturals) to 150 knpi (Executive) for fine workshop pieces
- •Underfloor-heating compatible — our entire designer programme
Bespoke Service for Architects & Designers
Every Djoharian designer rug can be commissioned in custom dimensions, palettes and patterns. Working from your CAD plans or mood boards, we develop a hand-painted strike-off, confirm the wool dye lots, and produce the finished piece in our partner workshops in Kathmandu. Typical lead time: 3 to 6 months. Explore bespoke services →
Why Djoharian Designer Rugs
- —Hand-knotted, never machine-made — every rug is a singular textile object
- —Label STEP Fair Trade partner — fair wages and ethical production in our workshops
- —Trade programme for interior designers and architects
- —Djoharian Collection — since 1967
