Bunyaad

Hand-knotted, Fair Trade
Persian rugs are also known for their diverse colour pallet. The number of colours in each rug ranges from 15 to 25, giving customers huge flexibility in terms of style and decor.

Hand-knotted, Fair Trade
Kazaks are known for their indigo blues, reds and ivories, as well as their casual and warm appearance.

Handknotted Fair Trade
Bokhara rugs have fine traditional geometric patterns on solid background colours, generally in jewel tones.

Hand-knotted Fair Trade
This natural dye chobi was hand-knotted in Peshawar, Pakistan by Fair Trade rug-knotters.

Hand-knotted, Fair Trade
This runner was knotted by Munir Arain who lives in the village of Darianwala, where Bunyaad Rugs has built a school for girls in the community.

Hand-woven, Fair Trade
Bunyaad provides well made, quality hand-knotted rugs for customers and a fair, livable income for Pakistani artisans. Quite simply, when artisans are paid a living wage, they can focus on producing quality.

Hand-knotted, Fair Trade
The wool in this Kazak rug, like the wool found in Chobis and Gabbehs, is hand spun using a drop-spindle.

Hand-woven, Fair Trade
Crafted primarily on vertical looms, these rugs are woven using a warp-wrapping method. Known as sumeck kilims, the rugs are virtually reversible but there is a decided right side to these kilims.

Hand-knotted, Fair Trade
Chobi rugs are traditionally produced in many regions of Pakistan. The word "chobi" is from the Farsi word "chob" which means wood, referring to the source of its natural dyes.

Hand-knotted, Fair Trade
This rug features intricate floral designs and contains over 500 knots per square inch.

Hand-woven, Fair Trade
The wool in this kilim is naturally dyed using both hand-gathered natural dyes and more commercially farmed natural dyes like cochineal and indigo.

Hand-knotted, Fair Trade
Bunyaad's natural dyeing techniques have been refined over the years to ensure a natural dye that is steadfast, fade-proof and long-lasting.