Embrace a rug that abandons the straight edge

Most rooms are built from right angles, and most rugs repeat them. This one does not: its organic shape follows a soft, irregular outline that curves where a rectangle would turn a corner. Laid in front of a sofa or under a low table, it loosens an otherwise orthogonal layout and draws the eye inward rather than pushing it out to the walls. The absence of a hard edge also means the rug can sit at an angle to the room without looking as though it has been placed carelessly.

The weave is a single-coloured jacquard in 100% wool, so all of the pattern comes from variation in the pile rather than from contrast in colour. That restraint is what allows an unusual silhouette to stay calm. Underfoot, wool gives the springy, slightly dense feel that only a natural fibre provides, and it recovers its shape after furniture has stood on it for months.

Handmade in a natural fibre, and easy to keep

This is a handmade piece made from a traditional natural fabric, and that shows in the finish. The curve of the outline is worked by hand, so each rug carries its own tones and textures and no two silhouettes are precisely the same. Wool takes dye unevenly by nature, which is why a large area of a single colour still shows quiet movement across the surface instead of appearing flat.

Because wool is a natural material, the rug will shed a little during its first few weeks; hoovering lifts the loose fibres and the process soon stops. After that the rug asks for very little. Give it a regular pass with the vacuum, blot rather than rub any spill, and lift it occasionally so the floor beneath can breathe. Placed in a hallway, a bedroom or beside a reading chair, the organic shape rug softens a corner that a rectangular piece would only square off.