Provenance and Tribal Heritage

Azilal rugs are hand-knotted by Berber women in the village workshops of the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, north-east of Marrakesh. The tribal Azilal idiom is defined by free, often asymmetric geometry — diamond medallions, irregular fields and isolated symbols — worked in highland wool with a bold sense of colour. Unlike most Moroccan Berber rugs, Azilal is almost always woven on a cotton foundation, which gives the piece a slightly lighter handle and a more even back.

This is a statement piece: a patchwork of colour-blocked fields — anthracite grey, olive green, ivory, orange and dusky rose — each carrying large concentric diamond medallions and scattered tribal lozenges. The borders run as vivid multicolour stripes, and the whole rug plays in pink, magenta, violet, mint green, turquoise, orange and gold against the wool grounds. Colourful, modern and boho in character.

Presence in the Room

At 135 × 225 cm (3.0 m², approx. 4.4 × 7.4 ft) this is a compact medium-format piece. Three contexts in which this Azilal comes into its own:

• Boho-maximalist living room: as the colour anchor in front of a neutral sofa — the rug carries the palette of the room on its own.
• Creative studio or child's room: the joyful colour and soft, fluffy wool pile make it welcoming underfoot as well as to look at.
• Entrance or reading nook: a high-impact accent in a smaller space, where its patchwork field reads as a piece of textile art.

Specifications

Responsible Origin · Label STEP

Djoharian is a Label STEP certified dealer for fair-trade knotted rugs — fair wages for the weavers and no child labour. Visit the Label STEP entry for Djoharian Teppiche →

Djoharian — Five Decades of Oriental Rug Expertise

With roots in the Grand Carpet Bazaar of Tehran and more than five decades of experience in the international rug trade, Djoharian has specialised in Persian, antique and designer rugs since 1967.

Service and Delivery

Every piece is expertly inspected in our atelier in Lohr am Main before dispatch. For expert washing and repair we offer our own professional rug cleaning service. We offer secure and fast worldwide shipping, fully insured, and personal consultation in our showroom or by video call.