Lori | 246 x 63 cm | Nr. 280000

Plain Lori runner, beige with colour gradient

Origin	Pakistan
Dimensions	246 cm x 63 cm (= 1.55 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool (hand-spun, natural dyes) Weft & Warp: cotton
knots per m²2	120.000
Pile height	8mm
Condition	new
Colour	Beige, dark brown
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Lori rugs are a finer version of the Gabbeh, which was traditionally knotted by the Lurs. The Lurs are a tribal people in south-western Persia (also known as Loristan). Lori (or Luri) rugs are also referred to as Loribaft. The added syllable "baft" means roughly "knotted". Translated, Loribaft therefore means Lur knotting.

Lori rugs traditionally show imaginative geometric patterns in cheerful colours. Modern Lori rugs are usually plainer today, with monochrome designs. Even so, you will still find traditional, stylised and geometricised motifs from nomadic daily life, such as goats, camels, dogs, plants or people. The geometric pattern and the friendly colours create a pleasant, warm living atmosphere. The warm earthy tones make this piece the perfect, homely addition to your interior. The brown ends round the rug off and give this piece its finishing touch.

Pattern

The pile is kept in a single shade of beige. The plain design is restrained, yet it can also set a wonderful decorative accent. The monochrome look of this rug fits in superbly wherever you put it.

The surface of this Lori has a mottled look. The shifts in tone and the light-and-dark shading of the pile yarn make the colours shimmer and keep the rug forgiving when it comes to dirt. These so-called colour shifts, or abrash, make the rug look livelier. The mottling comes about because the wool of this Lori was hand-spun. During dyeing, the natural pigments are absorbed to differing degrees.

The colours of this Lori form a gradient and flow into one another.

Material

This hand-knotted Lori rug has a dense, relatively high pile. The sheep's wool used for the pile of Lori rugs is especially fine and rich in lanolin. Lori rugs are very cosy and hard-wearing. Traditionally, Lori rugs – just like the Gabbeh – were used for sleeping on. They invite you to sit and lounge about in the living room, but they are equally at home in hallways and dining areas. The sheep's wool pile of Lori rugs is dyed with natural colours and hand-spun. That is what gives Loris their soft surface. Hand-spun wool is always a little irregular. During dyeing, the natural pigments are absorbed to differing degrees. The rug looks livelier for it, with so-called colour shifts, or abrash, meaning light and dark shadings of colour. These shifts in the tone of the pile yarn always run across the length of the Lori and keep the rug forgiving when it comes to dirt. The weft and warp threads of this Lori are made of cotton. This versatile material is tear-resistant and elastic, which makes it particularly suitable for a hard-wearing foundation.