Jaipuri Grey Hand-Printed Cotton Floor Rug

Grey is not a neutral in Jaipur, it is the colour of monsoon stone, of fort walls at dusk, of shadow falling across carved marble. This rug is hand-printed in a Jaipuri motif palette on pure cotton, the wooden blocks pressed by artisans who understand that grey printed by hand carries a depth that grey dyed by machine does not.

The hand-printing tradition of Jaipur, Rajasthan, is built on carved wooden blocks and a vocabulary of motifs drawn from the city's architectural and textile history. This handcrafted cotton rug carries that vocabulary in grey, a colour that is deceptively complex when it comes from natural dyes and block printing, with warmth in some lights and coolness in others. The print is applied to pure cotton before the rug is finished and hemmed.

A grey rug is one of the more forgiving floor choices: it does not demand that the room change around it. Place it beneath a coffee table with wooden legs, beside a bed with white linen, at the entrance of a reading room. The handmade cotton construction keeps it flat and lightweight, suited to both warm and cool rooms.

Hand Block-Printed · Pure Cotton · Jaipur, Rajasthan · Flat Weave · Artisanal

Care Instructions

• Spot clean with mild detergent and cold water.
• Blot, do not rub, to avoid spreading stains.
• Air dry flat. Do not machine wash.
• Vacuum regularly on low suction to remove dust.
• Rotate periodically to ensure even wear.