12'2" x 18' Modern Oriental Rug | Ombre Blue Gray Lattice | Hand-Knotted in India, Brand New

This is a brand new, never used hand-knotted piece measuring 12'2" x 18', woven entirely by hand on a cotton foundation with a wool pile and finished with hand-tied fringe at both ends. It belongs to the very small group of oversize 12x18 rugs that are genuinely knot by knot handmade rather than machine produced, which is why the field reads as a continuous, flowing wash of color from one end to the other with no seams and no repeat. The loom tag still attached to the reverse records the quality grade, the design number 10105 and the color as silver and charcoal, and the rug ships with a certificate of authenticity confirming it is 100% hand-knotted wool.

Design and Motifs

There is no border and no medallion here. The whole design is a single all over field built from a fine diamond lattice, each diamond outlined in light knots against a darker ground, with small dotted crosses and tiny stepped motifs filling the spaces between. Over that grid the weaver has laid broad horizontal bands that shift in value from pale to deep and back again, so the lattice appears to surface and submerge as it crosses the 18' length. Rows of small triangles and dashed lines break up the wider bands and keep the repeat from feeling mechanical. Seen from a standing position the rug reads as soft striated movement; up close, as in the corner detail, you can count the individual knots that draw every diamond. It is a quiet, architectural drawing that sits comfortably under contemporary and mid century furniture, and it belongs squarely with the best of the modern and contemporary rugs being woven today.

Color

The palette is built from two yarns, a cool slate blue gray and a near black charcoal, lifted by ivory and pale silver knots that form the lattice lines. Where the light bands fall, the field reads as a hazy denim or ice blue with a chalky, almost linen quality; where the dark bands fall, it drops to a deep storm gray with a blue cast. Because the wool is dyed in small batches and knotted in alternating rows, the transitions are never flat, and a gentle abrash runs horizontally across the width, which is the mark of a hand-dyed and hand-knotted piece rather than a printed one. The pile close-up shows the ivory speckle mixed through the charcoal, giving the surface a salt and pepper texture at arm's length that resolves into solid blue gray from across a room. It sits easily with white, oyster, walnut and black, and it will not fight patterned upholstery.

Origin and Weaving Quality

Made in India, on a workshop loom, by weavers working from a graphed cartoon at a steady knot count across a full 12'2" width, which takes a long loom, a coordinated team and months of work. India is where most of the world's finest contemporary hand-knotted weaving is now produced, and this piece shows why: the back is even and legible, the knot rows are straight, the selvages are hand-wrapped and tight, and the ends are secured and fringed by hand. The wool is springy and full bodied with a soft handle, dense enough for a great room or a long dining table yet low enough in pile to sit under doors. If you are weighing this against a traditional city weave, the difference in tradition and drawing is worth understanding before you buy, and our guide to what makes an Oriental rug different is the place to start.