LuxeBook December 2020

Floored! The most luxurious carpets in the market and an expert’s tips on how to pick and style them BY PRATISHTHA RANA A carpet is like an artwork on the canvas of your home’s floor. They add a lot of character and visual drama to any room. While a carpet typically covers the floor end to end, a rug is a smaller piece of floor furnishing. But often, the two terms are used interchangeably in the interior realm. From geometrical shapes, lines and florals to multi and mono tones, free-flowing abstracts and animal prints, LuxeBook takes you inside the world of truly artistic, handcrafted rugs and carpets from some of the leading brands globally. We also speak to Raseel Gujral Ansal , Founder and Creative Director of Casa Paradox, a one-stop destination for services in architecture, interior design and bespoke furniture, on how to jazz up a home with carpets and rugs. 1. Cocoon Fine Rugs, Bombay This modern-abstract blue rug is from the Bombay collection by Cocoon Fine Rugs. The rug’s free flowing design inspiration comes from the city’s colourful elements and its romantic monsoons. The rug is made of Cocoon’s signature handspun silk and blends in a very soft, luxurious texture that will decorate contemporary and minimal spaces. For more information, visit www.cocooncarpets.com or call 022-24928647/48 2. Hands, Minerology Soaked in enchanting colours of red, blue and black, the Zircon Red carpet is from the Minerology collection of Hands (since 1881), a brand with an impressive catalogue of artisanal carpets. This carpet is hand- knotted and made from bamboo silk and wool. It also features a tetragonal crystal system that gives the patterns on the carpet an edgy, unequal geometrical finish. For more information, e-mail del@hands-carpets.com or call +91 93133 41775 3. CC-Tapis, Feathers An artistic marvel, Feathers is a collection designed by Belgian artist Maarten De Ceulaer for CC-Tapis, retailed by Sources Unlimited. The narrative of this rug centers around the beauty of bird feathers. Multiple colours, lines and patterns have been rearranged into collage- Above: Cocoon Fine Rugs Facing page: Hands, Minerology 36| L U X E B O O K | D E C E MB E R 2 0 2 0 LUXURY CAR P ETS D E C E MB E R 2 0 2 0 | L U X E B O O K | 37