How do I choose the right size and shape?

Size it to the furniture, not the floor: at least 18 in shows beyond the sides and foot of a bed, and under a dining table it runs 24 in (60 cm) past the edge. Dades comes in three shapes, Classic, Round and Runner, in a standard size or a custom size priced as you type. The size guide has plans room by room.

Will I hear from you while it's made?

We write at every stage: the order confirmation, the day knotting begins, the day your rug is finished, and tracking when it ships.

What shapes the Dades waves?

Dades is raised ribbons of wool that rise and dip, parted by plain bands. No crest is set by rule, so each one lands differently, in every shape.

Is the high-low pile on Dades done by hand?

Once Dades is knotted in 100% natural wool, the pile is trimmed by hand into two levels, the knotting dense enough to keep the drop between them sharp.

Where should I put Dades?

Dades earns its place as a runner alongside the bed, since its tones sit easily with bed linen and wood. Medium or shag pile feels best under bare feet there.

How high do the ribbons on Dades stand?

Your pile choice sets it: short 0.4 in (1 cm) gives a crisp, shallow ribbon, medium 0.8 in (2 cm) a fuller swell, shag 1.2 in (3 cm) the deepest and softest. The grooves between stay the low point.

How do I clean a sculpted rug like Dades?

Vacuum with suction only, along the relief as well as across it, so dust leaves the channels. Blot spills from the edge inward with cool water and never rub, which can flatten the raised wool. Some shedding in the first weeks is normal for new wool. The care guide has the rest.

What if I want Dades in a different shade?

Pick it from our 30 wool shades and the preview shows Dades that way in seconds. Approve it and the weavers make that version, at 10% above the size's price and with one extra week of production.

Terrain · Beni Mrirt

Dades Sculpted and Striped Beni Mrirt Runner

$535 USD

Shipping and duties includedShipping and duties included

Dades in more colorsIvory

Classic Round Runner

Add a rug pad +$37 USD for 2.6x8 ft

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Runners: order by November 16 for US delivery before Christmas.

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About this rug

An ivory fold of rock in a rust cliff. The Dades gorge is bent stone, and this sculpted Beni Mrirt runner takes the fold into wool: bands that swell and sink. Weavers once knotted the ground; the waves came after. Zarbish carves them today.

Three ribbons cross the runner instead of two, so the plain bands between them are shorter and the rhythm faster underfoot. Each groove is cut down to the woven base, firm against the soft wool on either side.

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Folded white and rust rock strata in a cliff face, the inspiration for the Dades Ivory rug

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