The most labour-intensive weaving process, conducted by specially-trained artisans
Working off a rug map, artisans tie individual knots to build up the rug’s design one row at a time
The quality of a hand-knotted rug is determined by the number of knots per square inch (KSPI)
A higher KPSI requires greater skill on the part of the weaver and results in a higher-quality rug

Rug Type-5'x8' (150x240cm)	Time to Manufacture	Durability
Hand-Knotted	5-12 months	20+ years

How To Identify:

Individual, often uneven knots are visible on the back of these rugs, mirroring the pattern visible on the front.

Individual tufts of yarn are punched into a pre-made backing fabric with a special tufting gun
This tool hooks and pulls yarn through the backing to form loops or piles
This process is less skill and labor-intensive than hand-knotting, so rugs can be completed in a shorter amount of time

Rug Type-5'x8' (150x240cm)	Time to Manufacture	Durability
Hand-Tufted	4-6 months	3-10 years

How To Identify:

These rugs have a canvas backing glued on to hold the knots in place and usually have a cut or cut and loop pile.

Flat-weave rugs are created on a loom, rather than knotted or tufted
These rugs are often reversible, with designs on both sides
Because they only consist of warp and weft threads they don’t have the thickness of knotted and tufted rugs
Flat-weave rugs are lightweight and often require rug pads to stay in place

Rug Type-5'x8' (150x240cm)	Time to Manufacture	Durability
Flat-Weave	3-4 months	20+ years

How To Identify:

With their woven construction, these rugs are flat and don’t have a pile.

Weavers use a loom to create these rugs by hand
The loom holds the warp (vertical) threads in place and allows the interweaving of the weft (horizontal)
Different looms are used to produce different types of rugs: including felted textures, shag, naturals or solid and border rugs

Rug Type-5'x8' (150x240cm)	Time to Manufacture	Durability
Hand-Loomed	Construction dependent (3-5 months)	3-10 years

How To Identify:

Hand-loomed rugs usually have a low to medium pile (other than shags, which have a deep pile) and can have a canvas backing added to them.

Jaipur Rugs Wins German Design Award 2016 in Material and Surfaces Category

Special Mention

Dec 14, 2015

GERMAN DESIGN AWARD

'Anthar' from modern hand knotted collection titled Project Error by Kavi has been awarded by German Design council for Product Design excellence in the Surface and Material Category.

The prestigious award is the international prize, which annually recognizes unique design trends and includes only the top designers from around the world.

The Project Error collection focuses on nature's "mistakes" - those misprints and aberrations that would normally be tossed out with the trash. However, Kavi views these blunders as works of art rather than gaffes. These new patterns are the result of unintentional expression.

Award winner, Anthar from this collection is a reproduction of a "faulty" carpet woven by three artisans who were out of sync with one another. Rather than a precisely ordered pattern, the result is a whole new design borne out of an error.

The German Design Council is an independent institution that has recognized unique design trends for over 54 years introducing and celebrating top designers from around the world.

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Jaipur Rugs Wins German Design Award 2016 in Material and Surfaces Category

Special Mention