{"product_id":"handmade-modern-afghan-ziegler-rug-enr308238","title":"Handmade Modern Afghan Ziegler rug - ENR308238","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis stunning modern Afghan Ziegler has a brilliant main colour: cinnamon\/copper, perfectly balanced with the piece's wide array of secondary colours. Additionally, the bold and subtle design is a staple of the floral-geometric style often found in traditional and modern Ziegler designs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease click the hyperlinks in Gold if you are interested in additional information.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfghan Ziegler rugs and carpets have generally been made in softer tones and different colours for the last twenty years. However, things must move on, and 'welcome to the modern Ziegler rug'. While the design is similar, the colours have changed somewhat, and they are now producing more lively tones. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Modern Ziegler collections are relatively new. Each handmade rug has many classic Ziegler designs and motifs. They tend to have brighter colours than traditional Ziegler carpets. The bright, jewel-like colour is maintained primarily by reducing the amount of washing. The classic Zieglers are heavily washed to produce the appearance of age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ziegler carpet company was  Anglo-Swiss. They worked collaboratively with William Morris to take his designs and secure weavers in \u003ca title=\"Tabriz\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tabriz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTabriz\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"Sultanabad\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sultanabad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSultanabad\u003c\/a\u003e to produce fine examples of traditionally made carpets produced explicitly for Victorian Britain's export market. The processes were developed at the weaving stage, extending into finishing, particularly \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003ein the use of \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wu39Ck58uLI\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eherbal washes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The fashion was to experiment at the time, and the early Ziegler designs were quite different from other traditional rugs and carpets of this period. The Oriental rug trade had not been used in this way before. In many ways, the pioneering techniques used by \u003ca title=\"Ziegler \u0026amp; Co\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ziegler_%26_Co.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZiegler \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/a\u003e have been a source of inspiration behind some of the newly designed pieces from Afghan weavers, such as the Samarkand and Mamluk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen buying online, it is worth considering the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Quick link to offer more history and information on Jennings rugs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/pages\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecompany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the rug. We are a family business with over 65 years of experience selling rugs. We have an unrivalled reputation and take pride in our high customer service. We welcome visits to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Google tour for our shop in the ancient medieval town of Tewkesbury Gloucestershire\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/pages\/take-a-tour\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTewkesbury\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e shop. Alternatively, we can assist with online enquiries by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Link for contacting Jennings Oriental rugs team\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/pages\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eemail or telephone\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe recommend the use of an underlay with this product:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"For hard flooring and carpets use anti-slip underlay by Foxi®\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-underlay\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFoxi-underlay to provide grip to stop handmade rugs from moving\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-underlay\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor uneven surfaces, we would recommend our Felt underlay:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"If your floorboards or tiles are grooved and uneven use our special felt mix underlay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-underlay\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFelt underlay for uneven floors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-underlay\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct size:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"242\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"115\"\u003e205 x 147cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"127\"\u003e(6'9 x 4'10)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"jenningsrugs","offers":[{"title":"205 x 147cm (6'9 x 4'10)","offer_id":43428836737253,"sku":"ENR308238","price":1560.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1281\/1783\/files\/3082380aEncopy.jpg?v=1724332165","url":"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/products\/handmade-modern-afghan-ziegler-rug-enr308238","provider":"Jennings Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}