The cc-tapis rug company creates deep-piled, lustrous Himalayan wool rugs and carpets in a dizzying variety of modern designs, shapes and colors. Each intricate piece is hand-knotted in Nepal by expert Tibetan rug artists over several months.
The cc-tapis tagline is “Born in France. Designed in Milan. Produced in Nepal.” Its founders — Fabrizio Cantoni and Nelcya Chamszadeh — met while studying hospitality management in Switzerland. While they pursued careers in the hotel industry, they ultimately decided on a change. Chamszadeh’s father owned a traditional Persian carpet shop in Strasbourg, Germany, and the idea for cc-tapis took shape.
Their first shop opened in Strasbourg in 2001. They later relocated the company to Milan, Italy, in 2011. Cantoni enrolled in a master’s course in interior design and met fellow designer Daniele Lora. Lora became the couple’s business partner and the company’s creative director. Together, the three created the brand name; “cc” is the couple’s surname initials, and “tapis” is the French word for carpet.
At the company’s eponymous laboratory, the cc-tapis design lab, the trio’s love of experimentation allowed them to reach outside of the carpet-making world and promote the imaginations of designer Faye Toogood and architect Patricia Urquiola. Collaborations with designers Sabine Marcelis, Mae Engelgeer and Philippe Malouin also pushed the company into the interior design spotlight.
Today cc-tapis continues to partner with contemporary designers and draws on a broad base of expertise and creativity to make stunning rugs that are the embodiment of furniture as art.
On 1stDibs, find cc-tapis rugs and carpets, wall decorations and more.
Eyes in Chains cc-tapis Handmade Rug by Federico Pepe
By Federico Pepe, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Federico Pepe Weave: Cotton Knot: Himalayan wool and silk Quality: A+ 152.000 knots/sqm Dimensions: 170 x 240 cm 66.93 x 94.49 inches cc-tapis ® was created in 2011 by ...
Wool, Silk
cc-tapis Cinquecento Veneziano Rug by Studio Klass
By cc-tapis, Studio Klass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, a Himalayan wool and pure silk, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 125.000 ...
Cotton
cc-tapis Cinquecento Roverella Rug by Studio Klass
By Studio Klass, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, a Himalayan wool and pure silk, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 125.000 ...
Wool, Cotton, Silk
cc-tapis Asmara Rug by Federico Pepe
By Federico Pepe, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave and a Himalayan wool pile, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 89.000 individual knots per square meter approximately. The sale of every rug supports cc-for education. Size: 5.9' x 9.9' ft. B (89.000 knots/sqm approximate) A rug named Asmara as a tribute to the capital of Eritrea, now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to it’s modernist architecture, designed by visionary architects in the fascist colonial era. An urbanistic, innovative utopia applied to an African context, just like the two souls of this...
Cotton
cc-tapis Cinquecento Mazzolino Rug by Studio Klass
By Studio Klass, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, a Himalayan wool and pure silk, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 125.000 ...
Cotton, Wool, Silk
cc-tapis Cut Out Monocromo Rug Coco by A. Parisotto and M. Formenton
By cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, a Himalayan wool and bamboo silk, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 89.000...
Wool, Silk
Hand-Tufted Modern Wool Rug with Freestyle’s Crisp Graphic Pattern By Apadana
By Apadana Fine Rugs
Located in Norwalk, CT
This beautiful, modern hand-tufted wool rug part of our Laura Gottwald for Apadana Collection features gray, black, and ivory fields. This Freestyle design: Overlapping hexagons crea...
Wool
Modern Bamako Custom Wool Rug with Allover Pattern By Apadana
By Apadana Fine Rugs
Located in Norwalk, CT
Laura Gottwald for Apadana Collection Bamako’s irregular carved-wood look is inspired by the same West African art that profoundly influenced early 20th-century Western design and a...
Wool
Quadrato Magico Cashmere Wool Chain Stitch Rug Designed by Barbara Frua
By Barbara Frua De Angeli
Located in Milan, IT
Barbara Frua De Angeli is a leading Milanese interior decorator and famed designer. Her work pays homage to Milan's decorative arts tradition in an eclectic fashion, often at crossroads between art and design. She is considered by many as the natural descendant of Gio Ponti, who was also a friend of her family. For this year's Milan Design Week, Barbara Frua has created a collection of rugs for the Alberto Levi Gallery...
Wool
Modern Bamako Custom Wool Rug with Allover Pattern By Apadana
By Apadana Fine Rugs
Located in Norwalk, CT
Laura Gottwald for Apadana Collection Bamako’s irregular carved-wood look is inspired by the same West African art that profoundly influenced early 20th-century Western design and a...
Wool
Modern Bamako Custom Wool Rug with Allover Pattern By Apadana
By Apadana Fine Rugs
Located in Norwalk, CT
Laura Gottwald for Apadana Collection Bamako’s irregular carved-wood look is inspired by the same West African art that profoundly influenced early 20th-century Western design and a...
Wool
Modern Bamako Custom Wool Rug with Allover Pattern By Apadana
By Apadana Fine Rugs
Located in Norwalk, CT
Laura Gottwald for Apadana Collection Bamako’s irregular carved-wood look is inspired by the same West African art that profoundly influenced early 20th-century Western design and a...
Wool
