Burano Rugs
The Burano Collection embodies Rug & Kilim’s philosophy of blending heritage with innovation. With decades of experience in historical textiles, the team has assembled a selection of hand-knotted rugs that reflect the elegance of Oriental-style weaving with European influences.
Each piece is distinguished by a rich antique brown warp, lending a depth and patina that seamlessly integrates into any design aesthetic. The team’s expertise allows for bespoke interpretations of classic designs, inviting designers to collaborate in reimagining historical patterns with a modern sensibility.
- Under 6 x 9
- Runners
- 6 x 9
- 8 x 10
- 9 x 12
- 10 x 14
- 12 x 15
- Over 12 x 15
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Stories from the Burano Archive
Essays, artist dialogues, and provenance notes drawn from Rug & Kilim’s editorial desk.
The Complete Guide to Oushak Rugs: History, Aesthetic Language, and Contemporary Design Use
Oushak rugs, also spelled Uşak or Ushak, stand among the most influential textile traditions in the history of interior design. Originating in western Anatolia, in the historic weaving town of Uşak in present-day Turkey, these carpets are not merely decorative artifacts; they are architectural design elements, cultural documents, and artistic statements that have shaped interior aesthetics across centuries. From Ottoman imperial courts to Renaissance European palaces and today’s luxury residential, hospitality, and gallery spaces, Oushak rugs continue to define a visual language of soft geometry, spacious design, muted tonal harmony, and painterly abstraction. Their enduring relevance places them at the intersection of art history, textile heritage, and contemporary interior design innovation.
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Time, Labor and the Lasting Value of the Handmade Rug
There is a question that hovers, unspoken, over every fine handmade rug: why does it cost what it costs? It is a fair question, and it deserves a serious answer, one that has nothing to do with markup and everything to do with time. So, what a hand-knotted carpet actually is? It is a surface built one knot at a time, each knot tied individually by hand around the threads of a loom, by a weaver working with a knife and a pile of dyed wool. A fine carpet of substantial size contains not thousands of these knots but hundreds of thousands, in the very finest pieces, more than a million. A skilled weaver, working steadily, ties a few thousand in a day. The arithmetic is unforgiving and it is illuminating: a great large carpet represents not months of labor but years, sometimes the sustained effort of several weavers working in concert across the turning of seasons.
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An Abbreviated Guide to Antique and Vintage Karabagh Rugs
NO. 34126 Made with hand-knotted wool and originating in Russia circa 1850-1860, this 8x19 antique Karabagh rug and is a rare extra-long runner and oversized addition to Rug & Kilim’s coveted European collection. For centuries, the Karabagh region—poetically called the “Black Garden”—has been a crossroads of empire, craftsmanship, and cultural memory. Its rugs shimmer with expressive geometry, lyrical florals, and natural dyes that have captivated collectors for generations. Today, designers and connoisseurs seek out these pieces not only for their visual presence, but for the emotional resonance they bring into a room. Karabagh rugs are textiles with pulse— woven memoirs whose artistry continues to evolve in dialogue with contemporary interiors. This guide explores their history, structure, symbolism, and enduring relevance, offering a lens on one of the most intriguing Caucasian weaving traditions.
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A Walkthrough of Legacy, Design, and the Art of Understated Luxury with Sina Nazmiyal
Not many people walk away from an early legal victory to begin again. But for Sina Nazmiyal, the triumphs of successful advocacy never stirred his soul the way a single antique carpet could. For as long as he can remember, rugs have been the ground beneath his life—like tapestries underfoot, and figurative threads binding family, memory, and artistry. His fingertips tracing the indigo threads with reverence, you begin to understand: this is no mere inheritance. This is stewardship—shaped by intuition, forged by introspection, and guided by a sensibility that quietly, but unmistakably, redefines luxury in our time.
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The Art of Belonging with Brittany Nazmiyal: In the Weave of Her Wake at Rug & Kilim
Some arrivals aren’t sudden — they’re remembered. Walk into the luminous showroom of Rug & Kilim, and you’ll feel it — not just a presence, but a pulse. The quiet poetry of fibers underfoot, the palette of centuries woven into form. It is here that Brittany Nazmiyal lives her second skin — not draped in the tailored elegance of law, but cloaked in the textures of legacy. She arrived not with a fanfare, but with a quiet orbit. “It wasn’t a decision,” Brittany tells us, the late afternoon light catching on a swirl of silk and wool behind her. “It was like I’d already been here all along.”
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Rug & Kilim’s Burano Collection: Centuries of Styles, Woven Anew
Each Burano rug is a legacy in the making—destined to be the antiques of the next generation. Above, a custom tiger rug design from Rug & Kilim’s Burano Collection underscores the library of a country house and cottage in Sussex, England—designed by Studio Hollond. This particular rug adapts the tiger-skin pictorial to a new large scale in blue, rust orange and black tones, playing with a rich area and playful bookcase in chartreuse tones. At the intersection of historical reverence and contemporary innovation lies Rug & Kilim's Burano Collection—a nod to the timeless design reimagined for the modern connoisseur. This exceptional line of handmade masterpieces represents a paradigm shift in the realm of luxury floor coverings, offering a fusion of antique aesthetics and modern craftsmanship.
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