Craft & Materials

Bond Street rugs are designed in Atlanta by Kevin Francis O'Gara and made entirely by hand in Bhadohi, India, the country's historic center of rug weaving. The company is co-owned with partners based in Bhadohi, so every rug is made by weavers we work with directly. We use only natural fibers: merino wool, linen, alpaca, silk and cashmere.

How our article numbers work

Every rug has a three-digit article number that tells you what it is made of and how it is made.

So Article 641 is a cashmere (600), hand-knotted (40) rug, and the first design in that group. The series follows the heaviest fiber by weight, and every product page lists the full fiber content.

Our fibers

Merino wool

Merino is a fine, soft wool with a natural spring, so the pile recovers well and stays full. It takes dye beautifully, which is why our deepest greens and warmest camels are in merino. A practical choice for living rooms and dining rooms.

Linen

Linen is spun from flax. It is cool, matte and crisp, with a quiet sheen. We use it alongside alpaca and silk, where the contrast in height and luster draws the pattern.

Alpaca

Alpaca fleece is warm, silky and naturally lanolin-free, with a soft luster that keeps ivory from looking stark. Our alpaca rugs are carved, looped and knotted to show off the fiber's depth.

Silk

All of our silk is real silk, never viscose, rayon or "bamboo silk." Silk has a natural sheen that changes as you move around the room, and it shows a gentle abrash (tonal variation) that makes each rug look quietly aged. Silk is best in rooms with lighter traffic.

Cashmere

Cashmere comes from the fine undercoat of the cashmere goat. It is the softest fiber we use and feels closer to a sweater than a carpet underfoot, which makes it ideal for bedrooms and quiet sitting rooms.

How our rugs are made

Hand-knotted

Our hand-knotted rugs use the Indo-Nepali knot, a Tibetan-style knot tied by hand around the warp threads one at a time. Knotting lets us carve pile to different heights, mix fibers within a single row and draw organic patterns like our squiggle and pebble designs. It is the slowest and most durable way to make a rug.

Hand-loomed

On a hand-loom, the weaver works the pile into the rug by hand on a loom rather than tying each knot. The result is a dense, even surface suited to tailored stripes and heathered solids.

Flatweave and handwoven

A flatweave has no pile: the pattern is woven directly into a low, flat surface, which makes it ideal for dining rooms, kitchens and high-traffic spaces. Our handwoven pile rugs are also made on a hand-operated loom, with a deeper cut or looped pile.

Cut, loop and high-low pile

Cut pile is soft and velvety. Loop pile leaves the yarn uncut for a nubby, textured surface. High-low (carved) rugs combine pile at two heights, so the pattern appears in light and shadow rather than color alone.

Honest labeling

Every product page lists fiber content in order of weight, construction and pile height, and states that the rug is imported and handmade in Bhadohi, India. Questions about a specific rug? Email hello@bondstreetrugs.com.