MEET THE MAKERS Obeetee

WITH A LEGACY OF OVER 100 YEARS, OBEETEE SETS OUT TO PRESERVE THE CRAFT OF HANDWOVEN CARPETS AND PIONEER ITS FUTURE

-  MALLIKA DALAL

As one of the oldest handwoven rug companies in the world, Obeetee is globally renowned for their heritage-inspired hand-knotted, hand-tufted and flat-woven carpets. Yet, despite their enormous reach and scale of production, the beauty of their textiles comes from their human element. Woven into the fabric of each Obeetee carpet are the traditions of craftsmanship and the gestures of the artisans behind it. Generations of carefully-honed processes and time-intensive techniques reveal a mastery of skill and designs brimming with spirit and story.