Anna Stowe’s hand-hooked virgin wool rug for Odegard Red Spruce Collection. Made in Nova Scotia; materials sourced in North America. New York Design Center, NYC, (212) 545-0069, odegardinc.com.
Hand-knotted wool and silk Ikat. Exclusive to Lillian August, South Norwalk, (203) 847-3314, lillianaugust.com.
Elizabeth Eakins, Teff Collection Basket Weave II, handwoven wool, South Norwalk, (203) 831-9347, elizabetheakins.com.
Classic Carpet & Rug’s #635 Herati from the Soumak Collection. Handwoven wool, Stamford, (203) 359-3622, classiccarpetandrug.com.
Ikat #5 from the Charlotte Moss Passport Collection for Stark (T). Hand-knotted wool, D&D, NYC, (212) 752-9000, starkcarpet.com. (T)=to the trade.
Arabesque from Niba’s Doug and Gene Meyer collection (T), Tibetan, wool, hemp and silk. NYC, (646) 964-4222, nibarugcollections.com. (T)=to the trade.
Munir from Decorative Carpets’ Moroccan Journeys Collection. Silk, made in Thailand. At Carpet Trends, Rye, NY, (914) 967-5188, decorativecarpets.com.
Rebound in Mixed Grapes by Emma Gardner. Hand-knotted, at Apadana Fine Rugs, Cos Cob, (203) 422-0700, emmagardnerdesign.com.
Gandia Blasco’s Books, designed by Jose Gandia. Hand-tufted and made of new wool. NYC, (212) 421-6701, and Signorello of Westport, (203) 221-3200, gan-rugs.com.
Brown Squares from J. D. Staron Galleries (T). Hand-knotted cut pile, made of jute and silk. Stamford, (203) 351-1130, jdstaron.com. (T)=to the trade.
Latitude Multi-Stripe from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, made from hand-tufted New Zealand wool. Greenwich, (203) 661-4480, mgbwhome.com.
Tryangular from Niba’s Gene Meyer Collection (T). Himalayan wool, NYC, (646) 964-4222, nibarugcollections.com. (T)=to the trade.
Squares from Mark Inc. (T). Hand-knotted wool. Shown in Teal, Greenwich, (203) 861-0110, markinccarpets.com. (T)=to the trade.
Pop Swirl in Multi from Liora Manne, made with patented Lamontage process. Handmade, machine-pressed, nonwoven. Available in custom colors. NYC, (212) 989-2732, lioramanne.com.
Hand-knotted wool and silk, woven by Tibetan craftsmen in Nepal. Exclusive to Lillian August, South Norwalk, (203) 847-3314, lillianaugust.com.
Touch Me by Tufenkian from the Modern 1 Collection. Tibetan, hand-knotted wool. At Apadana Fine Rugs, Cos Cob, (203) 422-0700, apadanafinerugs.com.
Mark Inc. (T) Wave in Viridian Cream. Hand-knotted jute and silk, Greenwich, (203) 861-0110, markinccarpets.com. (T)=to the trade.
Back Bay by Jennifer Paganelli of Sis Boom. Hooked rug, wool with cotton canvas backing. Available at skyiris.com.
Twig from Fort Street Studios (T), made of wild silk. Shown in Light, NYC, (212) 925-5383, fortstreetstudio.com. (T)=to the trade.
Miss Wong from Decorative Carpets, New Zealand wool. At Carpet Trends, Rye, NY, (914) 967-5188, decorativecarpets.com.
From Safavieh’s Soho Collection, hand-tufted New Zealand wool. Stamford, (203) 327-4800, safaviehhome.com.
Butterfly Pink by Barber Osgerby for The Rug Company, NYC, (212) 274-0444, therugcompany.info.
Birds of Paradise, handwoven wool rug, from Angela Adams, at Design Within Reach, Greenwich, (203) 422-2013, and Westport, (203) 227-9707, angelaadams.com.
Monteux from The French Collection from Elizabeth Eakins. South Norwalk, (203) 831-9347, elizabetheakins.com.
Fort Street Studio (T) Aura, shown in Grey. Silk, 120 knot count. NYC, (212) 925-5383, fortstreetstudio.com. (T)=to the trade.
Ivy from Liora Manne, made using a patented Lamontage process. Shown in Aqua, NYC, (212) 989-2732, lioramanne.com.
Odegard’s Tropical Feathers in Char, inspired in part by Stephanie Odegard’s African parrot. New York Design Center, NYC, (212) 545-0069, odegardinc.com.
Abney Park from Niba’s Wood Collection (T). Wool, Persian knot 9/9, NYC, (646) 964-4222, nibarugs.com. (T)=to the trade.
This article appears in the February 2011 issue of Cottages & Gardens.