{"product_id":"vintage-azilal-moroccan-berber-rug-5x8-14705","title":"Vintage Azilal Moroccan Berber Rug 8 × 5 ft (235 × 155 cm) Tribal Multicolour | 14705","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;padding:25px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#222;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;padding:30px 0 25px;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;margin-bottom:30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:3px;color:#8b0000;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eVintage Azilal Berber · High Atlas · c. 1970s\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2px;margin:0 0 15px;\"\u003eVintage Azilal Moroccan Berber Rug\u003cbr\u003e235 × 155 cm · Multicolour Diamond Field\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;color:#555;margin:0;\"\u003eA dense multicolour diamond lattice broken by a single off-set chequerboard band — a freely improvised, one-of-a-kind Azilal hand-knotted in the Moroccan High Atlas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eProvenance and Tribal Heritage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAzilal rugs are hand-knotted by Berber women in the village workshops of the \u003cstrong\u003eHigh Atlas Mountains\u003c\/strong\u003e, north-east of Marrakesh. The Azilal idiom is defined by free, often asymmetric geometry on a colourful ground — diamond fields, irregular grids and isolated symbols — worked in highland wool. Because the looms stand in family houses, each rug is composed freely from memory, and no two are ever alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong\u003evintage piece from around the 1970s\u003c\/strong\u003e in very good condition, with the soft patina of decades of use. It is a genuine \u003cstrong\u003ecollector's piece\u003c\/strong\u003e — the kind of freely composed Azilal that rewards close looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eColour and Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe field is a \u003cstrong\u003edense all-over lattice of small diamonds\u003c\/strong\u003e, each outlined in dark wool and filled individually in a different colour — red, royal blue, gold-yellow, green-turquoise, ivory and aubergine — so that the whole surface shimmers like coloured glass. What makes this piece \u003cstrong\u003egenuinely rare\u003c\/strong\u003e is its deliberate irregularity: across the upper third, the diamond grid is interrupted by a horizontal \u003cstrong\u003emulticolour chequerboard band\u003c\/strong\u003e, off-set and slightly bowed, where the weaver broke her own pattern and improvised freely. The \u003cstrong\u003eside borders are dark aubergine-brown\u003c\/strong\u003e, unevenly wide — broader on one side than the other — a hand-woven asymmetry that is part of the rug's character, and an inner \u003cstrong\u003eturquoise zigzag line\u003c\/strong\u003e frames the field. Narrow striped kilim ends close the rug top and bottom. The palette runs across \u003cstrong\u003ered, royal blue, gold-yellow, green and turquoise, ivory, aubergine and orange\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003ePresence in the Room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e235 × 155 cm (3.6 m²)\u003c\/strong\u003e this is a generous medium-format piece. Three contexts in which the Azilal reaches its full effect:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoho living room:\u003c\/strong\u003e In front of a sofa or layered over a larger neutral base, the colourful tribal field brings warmth and texture into a modern interior.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBedroom anchor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alongside or at the foot of the bed, the soft wool pile makes a comfortable first step in the morning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading corner or study:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anchoring a chair-and-lamp arrangement, where the free geometry and the chequerboard break can be read up close.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:15px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;width:35%;color:#666;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e235 × 155 cm (8 × 5 ft) · 3.6 m²\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eAzilal, Berber tribes of the High Atlas, Morocco\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003ePile material\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eHand-spun highland wool\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eFoundation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eCotton\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eTechnique\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eHand-knotted pile with striped kilim ends\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eDesign\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eMulticolour diamond lattice with off-set chequerboard band, aubergine borders\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eColours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eRed, royal blue, gold-yellow, green, turquoise, ivory, aubergine, orange\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eVintage, c. 1970s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eVery good vintage condition with soft patina; professionally inspected and washed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eUnderfloor heating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eSuitable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eResponsible Origin · Label STEP\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDjoharian is a certified partner of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/label-step.org\/dealers\/djoharian-teppiche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel STEP\u003c\/a\u003e, the international fair-trade organisation for hand-knotted rugs. STEP audits production conditions on the ground — wages, working environment, no child labour — and tracks pieces from loom to dealer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eDjoharian — Since 1967\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur family business was founded in 1967, with roots in the Grand Carpet Bazaar of Tehran — five decades of trade and connoisseurship behind every piece we offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eService\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecure and fast worldwide shipping, fully insured. Each piece is professionally inspected, washed and shipped with a certificate of authenticity. We are available for any questions on placement, care, or comparable pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;margin-top:40px;padding-top:25px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;\"\u003eSince 1967  |  Grand Carpet Bazaar Tehran  |  Label STEP Certified  |  Worldwide Shipping\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Djoharian Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38175363563687,"sku":"14705","price":1075.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/5721\/1781\/products\/14705-Azilal-00.jpg?v=1613563556","url":"https:\/\/the-rug-merchant.com\/en-au\/products\/vintage-azilal-moroccan-berber-rug-5x8-14705","provider":"Djoharian","version":"1.0","type":"link"}