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Luxury Hand-Knotted Rugs, Made to Measure
A luxury rug by Thibault Van Renne is knotted entirely by hand, in India and Nepal, from fibres chosen to stay beautiful for decades: hand-carded wool and genuine mulberry silk, never viscose sold as silk. Every piece is made to measure. Size, shape and colourway are tailored to your interior, at a density of 81, 121, 196 or 225 knots per square inch. That density, and the hand behind every knot, separate a hand-knotted rug made to measure from machine-made work.
What sets a Thibault Van Renne rug apart
The knot comes first. Every rug is tied by hand, knot by knot, without a mechanical loom. Depending on the fineness required, that means 81 to 225 knots per square inch: the higher the density, the sharper the drawing, the longer the rug lives, and the more time it demands in the atelier.
Then the material. Hand-carded, hand-spun wool gives the rug body and warmth; genuine mulberry silk brings light and depth to the contrasts. TVR never sells viscose as silk.
Finally the colour. The dyes are Swiss pigments, applied with an atelier technique of our own that recreates the natural movement of colour, the subtle abrash that keeps the surface alive in the light.
Made to measure, as standard
At TVR, made to measure is not an option but the rule. A collection is a starting point: a drawing, a palette, a material that we adapt to the exact dimensions of your room, its shape and its light.
It begins with a conversation: a brief, references, sometimes a floor plan. The house responds with a detailed proposal, then with a set of wool and silk samples delivered to your home. The rug is knotted only once your project is approved. Allow five to six months at standard density, longer for the finest pieces.
Frequently asked questions
What is a hand-knotted luxury rug?+
A rug in which every knot is tied by hand on a vertical loom, without machinery. Thibault Van Renne rugs are knotted in India and Nepal, in wool and genuine silk, at densities of 81 to 225 knots per square inch. That craftsmanship, and the quality of the fibres, set a hand-knotted rug apart from tufted or machine-woven work.
Can a rug be made to measure in any size?+
Yes. Made to measure is the rule at TVR: size, shape (rectangular, round, to plan), colourway and material are defined for your interior. The house starts from a collection drawing or from an entirely new design.
Which materials are used?+
Hand-carded, hand-spun wool for body and warmth, and genuine mulberry silk for light and fineness of drawing. TVR never offers viscose presented as silk.
Are the colours obtained with natural dyes?+
No. TVR uses high-grade Swiss dyes, applied with an atelier technique of our own. That technique recreates the natural movement of colour, the abrash, without depending on the uniformity of industrial dyeing.
How long does it take to make a rug?+
Around five to six months at standard density. The finest pieces, 196 or 225 knots per square inch, or large formats in silk, take longer, sometimes over a year. Knotting begins only once your project is approved.
Where can the rugs be seen?+
At the TVR showroom in Evergem (Noorwegenstraat 51, Belgium), by appointment. The house also sends sets of wool and silk samples throughout Europe, and travels for projects.
Is the silk natural silk or viscose?+
When a TVR carpet is described as containing silk, it is natural mulberry silk, hand-spun. Three collections, ELEGANCE, KASHMIR-BLAZED and AVIO, are woven by default in bamboo silk, a plant-based viscose, and named as such; on request these can be ordered in natural silk instead.
How long will it last?+
A well-kept hand-knotted TVR carpet lasts 20 to 30 years or more, and is repairable for life at our atelier in Belgium.
Can it be repaired?+
Yes. Because the knots are tied, not glued, a TVR carpet can be re-piled and re-fringed at our repair station in Belgium, something a glued or printed rug cannot.
How do I know it is authentic?+
Every TVR carpet has carried a holographic authenticity label since 2014, plus a per-piece digital Rug Passport accessible by QR code. A smartphone-readable chip that opens the same Rug Passport is coming soon.
Where is it made?+
Designed in Belgium and hand-knotted by our weavers in Nepal, India (Rajasthan), Kashmir and the Afghanistan–Pakistan corridor; finished by hand and reviewed a final time in our Evergem atelier.
What is the knot density?+
Across the hand-knotted line it ranges from 81 to 225 knots per square inch (kpsi): 81 kpsi (~125,000 knots/m²), 121 kpsi (~185,000 knots/m²), 196 kpsi (~300,000 knots/m²) and 225 kpsi (~350,000 knots/m²). The finer the density, the longer the carpet takes on the loom.
Each rug in our collections follows the same atelier process, see how a hand-knotted rug is made for a complete look inside our workshop.