HOT ! Vintage Turkish Kayseri Rug

This rug comes from Turkey, one of the oldest and most varied rug weaving traditions in the world. Turkish weaving spans an enormous range, from the refined city workshops of Istanbul and Hereke to the bold tribal rugs of the Anatolian villages and nomadic Kurdish weavers working across the mountainous interior. What unites them is a directness of design and a structural solidity that is distinctly Turkish.

Turkish rugs are hand-knotted using the symmetric Turkish knot, which produces a particularly durable and dense pile. The designs tend toward the geometric and angular, reflecting both the weaving technique and the tribal traditions behind them. Medallions, repeating motifs, strong borders and bold field patterns are the common vocabulary, though the specific expression varies enormously by region and weaver.

Hand-knotted from wool on a wool or cotton foundation. As a vintage piece, the colours have already mellowed and the pile has settled into a character that only time and natural dyes together produce.