Shallymar,

The Templeof Love

Art rugs · knotted by hand in Jaipur

The collection

A privatecollection

Of art rugs, drawn like paintings and knotted by hand in Jaipur.

Unveiled at Domotex Hannover in 2012, with the name knotted into the pile. For those who collect what they love.

Khwaaba dream

Of art rugs, drawn like paintings.

Namedfor what they hold

Each piece carries a word in Urdu, the language of the ghazal.

Visaal, the whole rug
Visaalthe meeting of lovers
Shafaq, the whole rug
Shafaqthe rose light of the sky after sunset
Aatish, the whole rug
Aatishfire
Dilruba, the whole rug
Dilrubaone who steals the heart
Rang Mahal, the whole rug
Rang Mahalthe Palace of Colours, in the Red Fort

Signedin the pile

The name is knotted into the pile in script, beside the fringe.

Knottedby hand

Turn a corner over and the knots show as a grid, one by one. This is Khwaab.

January 2012 · The launch

Hannover

Shallymar was unveiled at Domotex Hannover, in the Indian Pavilion. Fashion TV filmed the stand.

Khwaab · A dream

Knotted by hand in Jaipur. This is the rug the page was carved from.

By invitation

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