Alpine Nepal Carpet

Nepalese carpets are different from any other carpet available on the world market because they are knotted on rods rather than on straight warps.

MANUFACTURING Carpets in Nepal
The majority of our carpets have been produced in five small factories owned by one family in Nepal. This family has been in the carpet business since 1970, three generations of designing as well as manufacturing all their own rugs without the use of child labor. In 2001 they received a prestigious award in Paris for their unique designs. (more…)

The art of weaving is an old tradition in the Nepal, especially in the mountainous region of the country. Radii, Pakhi, Bakkhu, Darhi (with pile) are well-known Nepalese products produced in these regions using indigenous wool. The marketing of these products was confined to the domestic market.

The development of an export quality carpet was initiated with the influx of the Tibetan refugees in the early sixties. Credit goes to the Swiss Agency for Technical Assistance (SATA) for their contribution, in the development of the carpet industry in Nepal through financial & technical support to the Tibetan refugees re-settlement programs. In the beginning, it was launched as a source of livelihood for the Tibetan refugees and marketing was limited to tourists visiting the kingdom. Efforts to gain access in the international market arena paid-off in 1964 when the first commercial shipment left to Europe, namely Switzerland. With vision and entrepreneur skill it transformed into a nationally recognized commercial commodity and remains the most important export product from Nepal. (more…)