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.
W 59.06 in L 94.49 in
cc-tapis Giudecca Handmade Rug by Zanellato/Bortotto
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 pure silk coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 152.000 in...
Wool, Silk
W 230 in L 300 in
cc-tapis Pure New Forêt 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, a Himalayan wool and pure silk, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 152.000 ...
Cotton
W 90.56 in L 118.12 in
cc-tapis La(c)k Rug by Christophe Delcourt
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 pure silk coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 125.000 in...
Cotton
W 70.87 in L 118.12 in
cc-tapis Asmara Rug by Federico Pepe
By cc-tapis, Federico Pepe
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
W 90.56 in L 90.56 in
cc-tapis Retreat Rug by Germans Ermičs
By cc-tapis, Germans Ermics
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. 125.000 indivi...
Cotton
W 66.93 in L 94.49 in
cc-tapis Xequer B Rug by Martino Gamper
By cc-tapis, Martino Gamper
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, pure silk and linen, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier...
Cotton, Wool, Linen, Silk
W 90.56 in L 118.12 in
cc-tapis Xequer C Rug by Martino Gamper
By Martino Gamper, 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, pure silk and linen, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier...
Cotton
W 90.56 in L 118.12 in
cc-tapis Xequer E Rug by Martino Gamper
By cc-tapis, Martino Gamper
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, pure silk and linen, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier...
Cotton
W 90.56 in L 118.12 in
cc-tapis Xequer D Rug by Martino Gamper
By Martino Gamper, 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, pure silk and linen, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier...
Cotton
W 90.56 in L 118.12 in
Oldie Black Spot Rug by cc-tapis
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 and a Himalayan wool, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. Created with a spec...
Cotton
