Craftmanship

As one of the most ancient craft, the technique behind the making of Urban Fabric rugs combines the most recent technology with tradition and know-how. The 3D quality looking pleasant texture is the result of highly specialised weavers hand crafting pure silk and 100% New Zealand virgin wool to provide the characteristic soft to the touch sheen finishing.

The machine-tufted New Zealand wool and the hand-knotted silk are processed in ecologically sound in-house dyeing facilities providing maximum colour and quality control. The making of Urban Fabric rugs is also a guarantee for environmentally sustainable production with facilities following the highest international standards while maintaining strict socially sustainable hiring practices.

Excellence 

These unique art pieces started to collect international resonance since the early days when the co-founders Andrei Zerebecky and Lukasz Kos were recognized as the “40 Under 40: Design Stars of Tomorrow” by Perspective Magazine, after just one year from the opening of the Shanghai-based studio. The unique layout of Urban Fabric rugs joined immediately the collectable design realm when World Interior News and the Saatchi Gallery in London shortlisted them as one of the top five products of 2013.

The same year, the World Architecture News listed these handcrafted wool and silk wonders as one of their Best of 2013 under its Product Design Category while a few years later AZURE Magazine listed them as a finalist for their AZ Design Awards. As the list of international recognitions goes on, these luxurious contemporary maps are decorating homes with distinctive character. A celebration of the unique texture of human life, empathising the richness of cities identity.

Uniqueness 

To highlight their unique heritage and identity, the colour of the rug is inspired by the cities themselves. Like the auspicious red for Shanghai, symbolizing good fortune and joy. The rug dedicated to the coastal city is the expression of the constantly changing urban fabric of Shanghai with the old quarter in contrast to the large scale automobile oriented street grid of the rest of the city.