Flooring: floor de force

Painterly strokes sweep across these rich carpet canvases

-- Interior Design, 5/31/2010 12:00:00 AM

1. Uten Titte 4 hand-knotted Tibetan wool rug in Grigio by Aleure. circle 520

2. Modern Stripe handloomed semiworsted New Zealand wool rug by Ethan Allen. circle 521

3. Red Picul rug in wool, mohair, silk, and nettle by Tibetano. circle 522

4. Kerala hand-knotted wool and silk carpet in gray by Malene B. circle 523

5. Nekkar in 005, Azha in 005, Alycone in 003, Ara in 001, and Indi in 001 dyed nylon carpets by Trove. circle 524

6. A Sign wild-silk carpet in Night by Fort Street Studio. circle 525

7. Somoroff IV hand-knotted Himalayan wool rug in Ceil by Odegard. circle 526

8. Stupa Lines hand-knotted pashmina and silk rug in claret by Tania Johnson Design. circle 527