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AYACUCHO: The Ayacucho rugs from Peru are a collection of double-woven and double-faced carpets from the south central mountains of Peru. They are entirely handmade using the finest wool and llama from the Puno region of southern Peru. The wool is hand dyed using the finest Swiss dyes. All rugs are fully moth-proofed and colorfast. Inspired by the ancient weavings of the Andes, this collection has a timeless look that can blend with the most modern as well as traditional interiors. The double-warp face weave combined with hand-dyed wool gives these rugs a tight surface that can be strikingly different from side to side. They are truly two rugs in one…one for summer…one for winter. Moreover, these rugs can be placed over broadloom without the common problem of having the rugs "walk". SAN PEDRO: San Pedro de Cajas is an ancient town in the central Andes. It has long been a center of weaving. The weavers of San Pedro de Cajas are famous for their inventiveness and originality; their tapestries of carded wool are known throughout the world. Today these weavers have combined the beauty of hand dyed wool and the ancient technique of weft twining to produce strikingly beautiful contemporary rugs and carpets. These carpets are thick and luxurious yet extremely tightly woven, offering a different style of floor covering that bridges the gap between pile and flatweaves. Weighing over three kilos per square meter of 100% wool these rugs are made to last a lifetime. NAZCA: The Nazca Rug Collection is inspired by the ancient textiles discovered in excavations of the Nazca Valley. Nazca lies on the Southwest coast of Peru. This valley was the cradle of a pre-Inca civilization that produced some of the most beautiful and technically advanced textiles the world has ever seen. To this day, the fineness of spinning and brilliance of color remains unsurpassed. How some of these double tapestry weavings were made is still a mystery. Like the famous Nazca Lines (the largest earth sculptures in the world) the double warp and weft tapestries are a puzzle yet to be solved by archeologists and hisotrians. The uniquely Nazca sense of color combined with their powerful yet simple designs gives these faithful reproductions a vitality that speaks to today's interiors.
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