Red and blue from root dye, on wool unraveled and respun
230×248 cm
One of a kind
Red Geometric Handwoven Naturally Dyed Wool Rug, Nadide Series
from
400.000 TL
≈ 70.000 TL/m²
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230×248 cm
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Four colors take turns up a black flatweave, all wool
120×180 cm
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Bubble Trouble on navy: a wool kilim with no pile at all
120×170 cm
One of a kind
Navy Geometric Handwoven Wool Kilim, Studio Potato Bubble Trouble
from 64.500 TL
≈ 32.000 TL/m² -
Panels stepping from red to earth, Tencel® over cotton
90×290 cm
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Cotton right through, no pile, and the geometry mostly yellow
120×180 cm
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Five sizes, two of them runners, cream left between the figures
80×300 cm
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Cream flatweave from Afghanistan, its geometry drawn in silk
104×168 cm
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White lines on black, nothing else: wool on Aegean looms
250×350 cm
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Geometry off an Oushak loom, fringes knotted at home afterwards
200×300 cm
One of a kind
Multicolor Geometric Loom-Woven Tencel® and Cotton Rug, Zade Series
from 78.000 TL
≈ 13.000 TL/m² -
Eighty by ninety-seven centimeters, geometric, and meant for a wall
80×97 cm
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Beige squares in a grid that drifts, wool knotted loop by loop
170×240 cm
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Loom-woven in Tencel®, the gray turning silver along the pile
200×290 cm
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Nearly ten square meters, and a single disc holds all of it
277×358 cm
One of a kind
Anthracite Geometric Handwoven Silk-Blend Rug, Aren Series
from 660.000 TL
≈ 67.000 TL/m² -
Soft-edged chevrons edge to edge, Tencel® over cotton
80×150 cm
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Geometry on cream: wool matt, bamboo viscose brighter
240×340 cm
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Named for the Roman wine god, fringed down its long sides
120×170 cm
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Diagonals gathering inward, a plain frame, mostly polyester
170×240 cm
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Rings of color, and over six months on one loom
173×223 cm
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Multicolor Abstract-Pattern Handwoven Wool Rug, Nazar Series
from 150.000 TL
≈ 39.000 TL/m² -
Where the circles cross the color changes: 167 × 232 cm
167×232 cm
One of a kind
Multicolor Circle-Pattern Handwoven Wool Rug, Nazar Series
from 150.000 TL
≈ 39.000 TL/m² -
Hedge green under a grid of squares, wool with bamboo viscose
200×300 cm
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Gray, and thick as a pullover: hand-knotted in five sizes
170×240 cm
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Knots as thick as stitches, cream wool out of India
200×300 cm
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Geometry picked out in one tone of anthracite, knotted thick
80×150 cm
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Red, yellow and green held at pastel strength, joins left visible
200×290 cm
A geometric rug is one whose pattern is built from straight lines and closed shapes — diamonds, hooks, stepped medallions, grids, chevrons and frames — rather than from curved floral drawing. In Anatolian weaving the geometry is not a style choice but a consequence of the loom, which builds every line out of square units.
This page covers where that geometry comes from, what the current designs borrow from it, and how the scale of a repeat behaves in a real room. The collection runs from madder-dyed handwoven wool to loom-woven bamboo viscose and tencel.
Why Anatolian weaving is geometric in the first place
Because a knot is a rectangle. Pile is tied in rows on a grid of warp and weft, and a flat weave builds its pattern out of the weft itself, so a diagonal comes out as a staircase and a circle is expensive in a way a diamond is not. Weavers drew what the structure drew easily.
The oldest surviving Anatolian rugs make the point. The group found in the Alâeddin Mosque in Konya, dating to the Seljuk thirteenth century, is coarse, large-scaled and almost entirely angular, with borders in a Kufic script that had stopped being read as writing and had become ornament. Village weaving carried that vocabulary forward for centuries: hooked diamonds, stepped medallions, running-water borders, the eight-pointed star.
What the modern designs take from it
Two lines run through the collection, and they are worth telling apart.
- Traditional geometry. Handwoven wool rugs and cicim flat weaves carrying village motifs, some of them dyed with madder root. Anatolian and Afghan kilims fall here, along with patchwork pieces assembled from separately woven panels.
- Drawn geometry. Contemporary series designed as pattern rather than inherited as motif — grids, offset frames, single large lozenges, blocks of stripe. These are woven on flat looms in wool, in wool with bamboo viscose, in tencel and viscose, and on power looms in viscose.
The two overlap more than they look. A Scandinavian-drawn diamond and a Yörük diamond are the same shape at different scales — see Scandinavian-patterned rugs and handwoven kilims for either end.
What the scale of the repeat does to a room
Scale matters more than motif. A repeat that is small relative to the floor reads as texture from standing height; one that is large reads as a single object and takes over the composition.
| Pattern | What it does | Where it works |
|---|---|---|
| Small, dense repeat | Reads as texture rather than pattern; hides traffic and crumbs | Busy living rooms, kitchens, under a dining table |
| One large motif or medallion | Anchors the seating group and fixes the center of the room | Rooms that need a focal point rather than more furniture |
| Stripe or frame | Lengthens along its direction; a frame draws the eye inward | Corridors, entries, long narrow rooms |
| Patchwork or blocked | Breaks a large floor into readable parts | Open-plan rooms where a rug has to divide living from dining |
In a corridor the direction of the pattern is the decision that matters: lines running the length of the run make it longer, lines running across it make it wider. Runners are woven both ways.
Which fiber suits which geometric rug
The fiber decides how crisp the drawing stays and how the rug behaves underfoot.
- Wool — resilient, warm, and forgiving of traffic; the pile springs back, so motifs read a little soft at the edges. See wool rugs.
- Bamboo viscose and tencel — smooth, low pile and light-reflective, so a drawn geometry keeps hard edges and the field changes value as you walk around it. Several series are woven wool-free in these fibers.
- Cotton — used in flat weaves and light kilims; takes strong color and washes readily.
- Acrylic and synthetic blends — the cheapest way to a large geometric rug, and the most tolerant of a kitchen or a children's room.
Living with a geometric rug
Vacuum with the beater bar off, in the direction the pile lies, and rotate the rug twice a year so light and traffic land differently. Keep it out of a full south window, since direct sun opens natural dyes faster than feet wear the pile. Blot spills instead of rubbing, and use a mild rug shampoo rather than a bleach-based cleaner. A rug in daily use is worth having professionally washed periodically.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a geometric rug?
Any rug whose pattern is made of straight lines and closed shapes — diamonds, hooks, stepped medallions, grids, chevrons, stripes and frames — instead of curved floral drawing. Both traditional Anatolian weaving and contemporary design work in that language.
Why are traditional Turkish rug patterns geometric?
Because the structure of the weaving is a grid. Knots sit in rows on warp and weft, so a diagonal is built as a staircase and a curve costs far more work than an angle. Village weavers drew the shapes the loom made easily.
Does a geometric rug suit a traditionally furnished room?
Yes, and usually better than a floral one. Angular pattern reads as texture next to carved or upholstered furniture, and a single large motif gives a room with heavy pieces one clear center instead of competing detail.
What size of geometric pattern suits a small room?
A small, dense repeat. At standing height it reads as texture rather than pattern, which keeps a small floor from looking busy, and it hides traffic marks better than an open field does.
Are geometric rugs handwoven or machine-woven?
Both. This collection holds hand-knotted and handwoven wool pieces including madder-dyed rugs and cicim flat weaves, loom-woven rugs in wool, bamboo viscose and tencel, and power-loomed rugs in viscose and synthetic yarns.
How should a geometric wool rug be cleaned?
Vacuum in the direction of the pile with the beater bar switched off, rotate the rug twice a year, and blot spills rather than rubbing them. Use a mild rug shampoo, avoid bleach, and have the rug professionally washed periodically.
Related collections: modern rugs · abstract-patterned rugs · handwoven kilims · hallway runners