Traditional Collection
At Mavyan Carpets, we have proudly represented the Woven Legends brand since 1989. We are the exclusive dealer for Western Canada and have a large selection of these fine naturally dyed carpets in stock.
Woven Legends has created a vital dynamic among the craftspeople and artisans they employ in Turkey by re-establishing the ancient traditions of dyeing and wool spinning, thereby employing thousands of people in valuable work formerly done by machines; and by reviving the weaver’s central role as interpreter of design, a role which has been missing for nearly a century, as overzealous producers sought to minimize variation, even to mimic the “perfection” of machine-made products. In defining the ideal balance between maker and consumer, William Morris said it most clearly: “To give people pleasure in the things they must perforce use, that is one great office of decoration; to give people pleasure in the things they must perforce make, that is the other use of it.”
“Handspun wool, natural dyes, nimble fingers, and witty designs combine, and the tradition of the Oriental carpet in which art and commerce embrace has reached its modern pinnacle of excellence in the enterprise of Woven Legends” – Dr. Henry Glassie, author of Turkish Traditional Art Today (IU Press).
“Resplendent in their vegetal dyes and handspun yarns, these gems evoke the rug experience as it existed centuries ago, and they will be the heirlooms of the future.” – Larry Simons, A Candle in the Night.
“It would be hard to exaggerate just how important Woven Legends has been in the rug industry since around 1985 — which, not coincidentally is when I believe the rug renaissance began to be felt… If you buy a good rug from Woven Legends, you will have bought the very best the market has to offer.” – Emmett Eiland, from Oriental Rugs of the Twenty-First Century, Berkeley Hills Books.
Anadol Rugs
Anadol Rug Co. was established in New York, NY in 1984 and pioneered the use of vegetable dye for its hand-spun wool productions from Turkey and Paskistan.
Owning factories in both Oushak, Turkey and Peshawar, Pakistan has enabled us to constantly update and refine our production to provide only the best designs, color and quality in the market.
Through a joint venture with our siste company, Antique Looms, LLC, we also offer a production in Romania that is held to the same exacting standards as Anadol Rug Co. Our goal is to provide the best quality at the most competitive prices, and we are proud to have always met this goal throughout the years.
Today, Anadol Rug Co. is recognized as a market leader in antique reproductions.
OBEETEE was established in 1920 and today is India’s leading producer and exporter of exquisite hand-knotted, hand-tufted and flatwoven carpets. They are internationally recognized as the premier source for the finest of handmade carpets in India and have received countless national awards for being the country’s largest and most reputable exporter.
Moreover, OBEETEE a pioneer of numerous manufacturing processes, is also the world’s first licensee of the ‘Woolmark’ for hand-knotted rugs since 1969, and the first handmade rug company in the world to become a brand partner with the ‘Wools of New Zealand’ mark in 1997.
Social and environmental responsibilities are also taken seriously at OBEETEE. We were the first in the industry in India to set up water effluent treatment plants and air pollution control systems. Today, because of this, the fields behind our factory are lush with fertile farmland. Social welfare, too, is a top priority. We encourage and support the local school systems within the weaving region. We have approximately 1,100 employees and work with some 16,000 independent artisans engaged in the weaving and processing of our carpets in India. Given these numbers when coupled with current data on family demographics, we estimate that OBEETEE is responsible for the well being of over 100,000 men, women and children throughout an area encompassing some 60,000 square miles.
Not only does OBEETEE provide the highest compensation and most favorable working conditions to our artisans, we also use the safest dyes and chemicals, thereby ensuring the continued good health for these workers – the finest master craftsmen within our industry. We are the first carpet company in the hand made rug industry worldwide to have secured the Social Accountability System certification (SA 8000) in the year 2004. The company has been re-certified in the year 2007.
We are proud of our refined infrastructure and product development expertise – reputably second to none in the world. Progressive, dynamic, and ethical, we are constantly striving to please our customers, which makes our carpets among the most sought after and offer a lifetime of beauty and delight.