Tisca Tiara

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Tisca Tiara hand-woven wool rugs for the trade

Tisca Tiara is the rug manufactory of Tisca, the Swiss textile house, weaving by hand in the Austrian Alps on restored central European looms. Interiors carries the Olbia collection: 26 hand-woven structures, each available in more than 90 colors, every rug made to order and shipped from the mill, with complimentary samples for approved trade accounts. We carry the rugs only, not Tisca's contract carpet.

Every Olbia rug is 100 percent virgin wool, felted, woven over a jute warp so the rug is reversible: turn it twice a year and it wears evenly on both faces. Pile height is about 3/4 in. Standard sizes run from 2x4 to 10x13, and any structure can be woven to custom dimensions from under 2 ft to nearly 20 ft on a side, with a black warp in place of the natural one on request. The rugs suit underfloor heating and are a sound choice for allergy-conscious clients.

Collections

Olbia is one collection with 26 structures. Olbia Uni is the plain weave and the base for the color palette; Shag, Perla, Montana, Monte and Massif are the deep and sculpted textures; Line, Spina, Stella, Prisma and Pamir are the patterned weaves; Collina, Calanda, Karibu, Tibesti-style Calvi and Campo are the hand-crafted naturals. Structures to know include Pamir, Collina, Karibu, Perla, Uni and Shag.

How is a Tisca Tiara rug made?

By hand, on a loom, from spun and partly twisted virgin wool woven densely into a jute warp. Each rug is a single piece, which is why the mill makes more than half of them to a customer's own size and color, and why they are sold through showrooms rather than online.

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