cc-tapis ASMARA Handmade custom rug

Asmara is a carpet made by hand in Nepal, designed by Federico Pepe.‎ Customizable in size Technique: Hand-knotted Material: Cotton weave and Himalayan wool pile Quality: C (60k knots/sm) Asmara Collection by Federico Pepe, a tribute to the capital of Eritrea, the UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its futurist architecture.‎ An innovative urbanistic utopia applied to an African context, which is evoked in the design of each rug in the collection.‎ "I applied lines which are inspired by the iconography and the formal essence of modernist architecture.‎”, explains Federico Pepe.‎ Originally presented as one single hand-knotted rug called Asmara, which quickly became an icon in the cc-tapis catalogue, now in 2023 Asmara has grown into a collection welcoming two new designs: Zolot and Alfa.‎