Lori | 90 x 36 cm | Nr. Z-3298

Chequered Lori, beige

Origin	Persia
Dimensions	90 cm x 36 cm (= 0.32 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool (hand-spun, natural dyes) & hemp Weft & Warp: cotton
knots per m²2	160.000
Pile height	9mm
Year of manufacture	2025
Colour	Beige, gold beige
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 have inventive geometric patterns in colourful designs. Modern Loris are usually plainer these days, with monochrome designs. Even so, you still come across traditional, stylised and geometric motifs from everyday nomadic life, such as goats, camels, dogs, plants or people. The geometric pattern and the friendly colours create a pleasant, warm atmosphere at home.

Pattern

The chequered pattern wins you over with its contrasts and yet stays restrained. Anyone who loves symmetry and structure will take to this rug.

Beige and golden beige dominate the overall impression.

Condition

You are not the first to take a liking to this Lori. It had owners before you who valued and used it. This rug is a fragment of a large rug that unfortunately suffered damage in transit. The edges have been machine-serged. It was hand-knotted around 2025. We have cleaned it thoroughly and lovingly restored it. Despite its age, it is therefore in very good condition.

Material

This hand-knotted Lori rug has a dense, relatively high pile. The sheep's wool used for the pile of Lori rugs is particularly fine and rich in natural lanolin. Lori rugs are wonderfully cosy and hard-wearing. Traditionally, Lori rugs – like the Gabbeh – were used for sleeping on. They invite you to sit and sprawl out in the living room, yet they are equally at home in hallways and dining areas. The sheep's wool pile of Lori rugs is hand-spun and dyed with natural colours. That is what gives the 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 more alive for it: so-called colour shifts occur, known as abrash – light and dark shadings within one colour. These changes of shade in the pile yarn always run across the length of the Lori and make the rug forgiving about dirt. The weft and warp threads of this Lori are made of cotton. This versatile material is tear-resistant and elastic, which makes it especially well suited to a hard-wearing foundation.