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 design lab rugs and carpets.
cc-tapis Pure Ecailles Degradé 2.0 Rug by cc-tapis Design Lab
By cc-tapis design lab, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ecailles Degradé 2.0 Pure rug is part of "Pure", a Mood, a subtle aesthetic, and a selection of cc-tapis classic rugs interpreted in a soft and elegant palette. The traditional craft...
Wool, Silk
$11,393 / item
cc-tapis Pure New Forêt Rug by cc-tapis Design-Lab
By cc-tapis design lab, 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. 152.000 ...
Cotton
cc-tapis Inventory Patch Rug Raw by Faye Toogood - IN STOCK
By cc-tapis design lab, Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Produced with the handloom technique in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with 100% linen coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. Hand woven, hand shav...
Cotton
cc-tapis Pure Trace D'aubusson Full Rug by cc-tapis Desiogn Lab
By cc-tapis, cc-tapis design lab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Traces D’Aubusson in a fully dyed version. Roles are reversed as the classic design which is knotted in a blend of Himalayan wool and silk is highlighted ...
Cotton
$11,319 / item
cc-tapis Inventory Thread Standard Rug by Faye Toogood
By Faye Toogood, cc-tapis design lab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, Himalayan wool and pure silk coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. Created wit...
Cotton
$13,010 / item
cc-tapis Pure Mesh Sleek Rug by cc-tapis Design Lab
By cc-tapis, cc-tapis design lab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, Himalayan wool and silk pile, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 152.000 in...
Cotton
Aubusson French Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Aubusson French rug Measurement: 12'6" x 14'4".
Wool
$4,041Sale Price|30% Off
W 76.77 in L 98.42 in
Lapse 3 Super High Rugs by Duccio Maria Gambi from CC Tapis
By Duccio Maria Gambi
Located in Carson, CA
Lapse 3 by Duccio Maria Gambi Tempore, Latin term denoting a temporary or provisional period. The starting point for the creative process of a collection of hand-knotted rugs made of...
Wool
CC-Tapis Visioni Himalayan Wool Rug in A-Standard by Patricia Urquiola
By cc-tapis, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Vancouver, BC
An unprecedented synthesis between an age-old technique and abstract graphics. This rug designed by Patricia Urquiola for CC Tapis has been produced solely by hand with colors and ma...
Wool
$8,752Sale Price|20% Off
W 86.62 in L 118.12 in
cc-tapis Rotazioni A Rug Designed by Patricia Urquiola in STOCK
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
Rotazioni A Proudly made by hand in Nepal Designed by Patricia Urquiola Designed by Patricia Urquiola, Rotazioni plays on the repetition of overlapping cylindrical forms that emphasi...
Wool
Carpet design by Gianni Vigone in pure wool Italy 1980s
Located in Firenze, FI
Size 235 cm. x 170 cm. This abstract and vibrant rug design has a beige and black frame enclosing a richly colored central pattern. The central part features irregular shapes with sh...
Wool
Vintage Italian Design Rug by Lyda Levi, Milan 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Lyda Levi (1922-2011) was a leading figure of the post World War II Milanese design movement. In 1946 she collaborated in organising the prestigious 8th edition of Milan’s Triennale ...
Wool
French Aubusson Rug
Located in New York, NY
Wool
$2,574
W 78.75 in L 118.12 in
Contemporary Shiny Black Viscose Rug by Deanna Comelllini In Stock 200x300 cm
By Deanna Comellini
Located in Bologna, IT
G.T.DESIGN’s "Le Materie Viscosa Nero Ideale", is a modern rug made in viscose in black color, designed by Deanna Comellini, Creative Director of the Italian manufacturer. "Le Mate...
Other
ClassiCon Kilkenny Rug by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Eileen Gray created not only some of the most important furniture classics of the 20th century but also had her own studio where rugs were produced according to her designs. Some of ...
Wool
Black & Bronze Wool + Silk Mid Mod Geometric Rug CC-Tapis
By cc-tapis
Located in Tulsa, OK
cc-tapis Mid Mod Area Rug Hand-knotted wool and silk area rug is made in Nepal. Black wool, bronze wool, and bronze silk geometric pattern has hand scis...
Wool, Silk
Aubusson Rug 8' x 10'
Located in New York, NY
Aubusson Rug 8' x 10'. Refers generally to modern carpets in tapestry technique and inspired by French Aubusson designs of the 18th and later centuries. Geometric or semi-floral. Sca...
Wool, Cotton
$6,463Sale Price|20% Off
W 70.87 in L 118.12 in
cc-tapis Visioni B Rug Designed by Patricia Urquiola in STOCK
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
Visioni B Proudly made by hand in Nepal Designed by Patricia Urquiola Designed by Patricia Urquiola, Visioni is an unprecedented synthesis between an age-old technique and abstract g...
Wool