Beni Berber | 232 x 150 cm | Nr. Z-3946

Geometric Beni Berber, cream white with border and diamonds

Origin	India
Dimensions	232 cm x 150 cm (= 3.480 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool Weft & Warp: wool
knots per m²2	60.000
Pile height	15mm
Year of manufacture	2025
Colour	Cream white, Light red
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Berber rugs were traditionally knotted for use in the home. The weavers, predominantly women, played freely and spontaneously with shapes and colours – without any pattern templates – following their own ideas and their individual intuition. That is why the traditional pattern of Moroccan Berber rugs typically consists of geometric, sometimes colourful, abstract shapes and lines on monochrome backgrounds. Our Beni Berber rugs are inspired by these traditional patterns.

Architects and designers such as Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier, Charles and Ray Eames, Frank Lloyd Wright, Marcel Breuer and Arne Jacobsen loved the naive, clear design of these high-pile Moroccan nomad rugs. Their powerful artistic expression gives them an extraordinary presence and makes Berber rugs quite incomparable – even setting aside how soft they feel underfoot.

Pattern

The edge of the rug is graced by a surround (border). The border forms a wonderful contrast to the centre.

In the pattern of this Beni Berber it is above all the diamonds that stand out. A diamond is a rhombus standing on one of its points, and in an Oriental rug its four equal sides can be jagged, stepped or set with hooks. The diamond is one of the oldest basic shapes in the Oriental rug. In the Islamic world it carries a symbolic meaning: it stands for the immortality of the soul. That is why it is found so often as a filler motif.

The abstract, geometric composition is what gives this Beni Berber its understated elegance. The pattern flatters the design of the room and never draws attention away from the furniture, the décor or the architectural details. It creates a pleasant atmosphere without dominating the style of the room.

The background of this Beni Berber is cream white. The border is worked in light red and dark red.

Material

This hand-knotted Berber rug has a dense, relatively high pile. That makes it both cosy and hard-wearing. Traditionally, Berber rugs – like Lori or Gabbeh rugs – were used for sleeping on. They invite you to sit and lounge about in the living room, yet they are equally at home in hallways and dining areas. The warp and weft yarns of this Berber rug are cotton, while the pile is made of wool that is dyed with natural colours and hand-spun. The hand-spun wool is what gives the Loris their soft surface. The foundation (weft and warp threads) of this Beni Berber is new wool.