Quality & Manufacturing

JAN KATH IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CARPET DESIGNERS ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE. HIS CARPETS CAN BE FOUND EVERYWHERE – IN THE HOMES OF ARABIAN ROYALTY, IN THE WASHINGTON RESIDENCE OF FORMER US PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, IN THE VILLA OF ROCK STAR ANTHONY KIEDIS IN HAWAII, IN PRIVATE SUITES AT THE “FOUR SEASONS” IN CAIRO, ON THE LUXURY YACHTS OF MULTINATIONAL OIL CONGLOMERATES AND IN THE SHOWROOMS OF IMPORTANT PARISIAN FASHION LABELS.

With regard to size, format, and materials, the carpets can be made according to individual wishes. Even items from the collections can be freely combined with one another in a kind of modular design system. Yarns from wool, silk, and stinging nettles are available in a range of over 1,200 colors. Kath’s modern designs first take shape on computers in the creative center in Bochum in the Ruhr District of Germany and are sent electronically to be made in Nepal, Thailand, India, or Morocco. Nevertheless, he relies on long-established production methods for the realization of his ideas.
The carpets are hand-woven in the Himalayas, in Agra, the ancient Mogul capital in India, or in the Atlas mountains of Morocco

in line with centuries-old traditions and at manufacturing sites that are often still run as small family businesses.

There are between 100 and 450 knots in every square inch of carpet (6.45 square centimeters).
It takes three to four months to weave a carpet.
For the collections made in Asia, the basic material is Tibetan highland wool, which is of the highest grade and has the most robust quality available. Shepherds use yaks to bring the wool from the mountains to the base station, where it is washed in the river before being carded (combed) and spun by hand. Only ecologically tested dyes that are purely natural or specially produced in Switzerland are used in the dyeing process. In addition to the wool, the finest Chinese silk and yarn from stinging-nettle fibers help create appealing reflections and an exceptional haptic experience.

ONE-OF-A-KIND NATURAL MATERIALS IN COMBINATION WITH MANUAL PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES LEND EACH CARPET ITS OWN PARTICULAR CHARACTER, MAKING IT A UNIQUE PIECE.