Discover colourful rugs from world-leading designers and makers

Beni Rugs continues its considered run of collections with Orpheu, an eight-piece series by Lisbon-based Garcé & Dimofski unveiled during Paris Design Week 2025. Drawing on the work of Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa, the collection features graphic motifs in a palette inspired by the Portuguese landscape. Pictured is Cobalt, a richly detailed design that combines knotted and flat-woven wool, evoking the deep blue of traditional azulejos.

A Nordic offshoot of modernism, 'Swedish Funkis' embraced functional, rational design but with a softer, more human-centred touch. It’s a sensibility that resonates with Scandinavian textile company Nordic Knots, inspiring The Modernist Collection – six rugs that balance crisp lines and rigorous geometry with soft New Zealand wool.

Fresh from the loom, this series of five rugs – born of a creative collaboration between David Aldaheff of US design gallery The Future Perfect and British rug brand Christopher Farr –  debuts at Milan Design Week 2025 in the Bocci Milan apartment, and we're already quite taken with it. Bold motifs informed by Art Deco and mid-century geometric design are realised in hand knotted, handspun wool and silk of varying piles. All rugs are made to order with custom options available.

Le Corbusier believed colour was a powerful architectural tool – a way to shape perception, influence mood, and enhance form. Swedish rug brand Layered channels this philosophy in La Palette 1931/1959, a series of four wool rugs inspired by Corbusier’s colour theory. From cool blue to rusty red, each shade was selected to evoke harmony and contrast. Photographed at Pavillon Le Corbusier in Zurich, the rugs interpret modernist ideals through rich tone, texture, and balance.

Continuing the thread of rugs rooted in 20th-century design movements, German brand Jan Kath’s Adja collection pays tribute to Bauhaus principles through generous proportions, clear lines, and a restrained palette. Designed by Sanchir Kath, each rug is hand-knotted in Kathmandu from Tibetan highland wool and Chinese silk. Subtle colour gradients and natural irregularities — known as 'abrash' — highlight the beauty of hand-spun fibres and traditional dyeing. Minimalist, tactile, and quietly expressive.

Richard Hutten has teamed with Jaipur Rugs to create a collection that sees the Dutch designer layering contemporary motifs on top of traditional rug patterns. Handmade using natural wool and silk, the nine rugs in the 'The Playing with Tradition' collection reference the Indian festival of Holi and silent film humour to create a wonderful juxtaposition of centuries-old traditions with contemporary design.

If it's soul-drenching colour you're after, look no further than Oaxaca-based studio Rrres. All of its hand-dyed rugs are made in direct collaboration with artisans from local weaving communities using traditional techniques. In the case of the double-sided 'Alambre' series – which takes its name from Alambre de Púas or barbed wire – features a thorny motif handwoven on a pedal loom from locally sourced wool.

A monochrome exception to this round-up’s colour-driven theme, this sensual design by Los Angeles-based sculptor Olivia Cognet and Atelier Février translates the soft geometric design language of Cognet's ceramic works into wool. Varied pile heights, created through precise shearing, echo the artist's complex bas-reliefs for which her atelier is known.

In 2019, Belgian designer Maarten De Ceulaer channelled his love for birds into this otherworldly series of rugs for CC-Tapis. To create each design, De Ceulaer scanned, digitally isolated and combined various birds together, tweaking and morphing them into abstract compositions. The collages were then translated rugs, hand-knotted in Himalayan wool and silk, with sculpted pile heights adding depth and definition.

Like floor-sized collages, the Kolaz collection (meaning collage on Polish) by US rug studio Art & Loom features playful cut outs and overlapping forms, colours and patterns. Launched during Design Miami, the five designs are handknotted in merino wool, Chinese silk and allo-linen to create different textures. A bold and experimental series, fit for the wall or floor.

Los Angeles-based Ruggable – best known for its machine-washable rug system – recently teamed up with Pantone to create a limited-edition collection of 14 designs that celebrates colour theory. Pictured is the tufted 'Quinn' rug in Pantone Golden Apricot, its colour-blocked design based on the golden ratio. Slices of apricot and rose are carefully balanced with deep green, blue and neutral peach for a harmonious effect.