Rug Encyclopedia · To the Trade
Arteverk's trade rug-sourcing concierge is a personal service for interior designers — you share a project brief (room, style, size, palette, budget range) and a specialist hand-curates a shortlist of hand-knotted rugs, arranges approvals, and handles custom sizing and white-glove delivery, so you spend less time hunting and more time designing.
For: interior designers, decorators & stagers · How it works: share a brief → receive a curated shortlist · Includes: memo & approval, custom sizes, certificate of authenticity, white-glove delivery · Direct from: the weavers, not a reseller.
- What is a rug-sourcing concierge?
- How the process works
- What you can source
- Memo & approval
- Custom sizing & sourcing to a brief
- Why designers use a concierge
- How to get started
- FAQ
What is a rug-sourcing concierge?
A rug-sourcing concierge is a dedicated specialist who finds the right rug for a specific project so a designer doesn't have to comb catalogues and marketplaces alone. Instead of scrolling endless listings, you describe the space and the look you're after, and a person who knows the collection intimately returns a tight, considered shortlist of pieces that actually fit the brief. For interior designers, decorators and stagers, it turns rug sourcing from an open-ended search into a short, guided conversation.
At Arteverk the concierge sits inside our trade program, so every designer we work with has a named point of contact rather than a generic sales queue. Because we are the weavers and curators of the collection, the person helping you can speak to construction, origin and age first-hand, and can reach for pieces that never make it onto a public catalogue page.
How the process works
The concierge follows a simple, repeatable path from first enquiry to a rug on the client's floor.
- Share a brief. Tell us the room, the style direction, the size you need, the palette you're building around and a rough budget range. A few reference photos or a mood board help, but plain notes are enough to start.
- Receive a curated edit. Your specialist hand-picks a shortlist of hand-knotted pieces that fit the brief — never the whole catalogue, just the handful worth your client's attention, each with honest specs.
- Approve in the space. Narrow the edit, then see the front-runners in person or on approval before anything is final, so the rug is chosen against the room's real light and furniture.
- White-glove delivery. Once approved, we handle any custom sizing, prepare a certificate of authenticity and arrange careful delivery to the project or your studio.
What you can source
The concierge draws on the full breadth of the collection, so a brief can be matched on any of the dimensions that matter to a project.
- By style — from fine Persian city rugs and soft-palette Oriental pieces to bold tribal geometrics and quiet, contemporary transitional designs.
- By size — standard room sizes, runners, and oversize or fully custom dimensions for great rooms, entries and awkward footprints.
- By palette — sourced to the colours you're building around, whether that's a specific ground colour, a neutral foundation or a jewel-toned accent.
- By origin & age — new hand-knotted commissions through to antique and vintage pieces, each labelled with its true origin and age.
Memo & approval — see it in the space first
A rug rarely reads the same in a showroom as it does on a client's floor, so the concierge is built around seeing pieces in context before you commit. Eligible designers can take shortlisted rugs on memo or approval, live with them against the room's real light, furniture and adjoining materials, and present the finalists to a client with confidence. Nothing is final until the piece has earned its place in the actual space — which protects both your recommendation and your client's trust.
Custom sizing & sourcing to a brief
Projects rarely fit a stock size, so the concierge works to your specification rather than asking you to work to ours. If a piece is right in every way but the dimensions, we can advise on custom sizing and sourcing to hit the footprint your plan calls for. And when nothing on hand matches the brief, your specialist can search the wider collection and our origin workshops for a closer fit — you describe the target, we do the hunting, and you get a considered answer instead of a dead end.
Because we're the weavers and curators — not a reseller — designers get the true source and honestly-labelled construction, origin and age on every rug, so what you present to a client is exactly what it is. If a piece is hand-knotted, we say so plainly; if it isn't, we label it plainly too. Your reputation rides on the accuracy of what you specify, and we treat it that way.
What the concierge handles
| Step | What we do for you |
|---|---|
| Brief intake | Capture room, style, size, palette and budget range in one short conversation |
| Curated shortlist | Hand-pick a focused edit of hand-knotted pieces that fit the brief — not the whole catalogue |
| Memo & approval | Arrange eligible pieces on memo so you and your client can see them in the space |
| Custom sizing | Advise on and source custom dimensions when a piece is right but the size isn't |
| Authentication | Provide a certificate of authenticity with honest construction, origin and age |
| White-glove delivery | Coordinate careful delivery to the project site or your studio |
Why designers use a concierge instead of hunting alone
- It saves the hours you can't bill. Sourcing the right rug can swallow a day of scrolling and enquiries; a concierge hands you a short, considered edit so your time goes into designing, not hunting.
- Curation you can trust. A specialist who knows the collection filters out the near-misses, so every piece you see is a genuine candidate for the room rather than a maybe.
- Honest specs, every time. Construction, origin and age are labelled plainly, so what you present to a client holds up to scrutiny and protects your recommendation.
- Direct from the source. Working with the weavers and curators means access to custom sizing, origin knowledge and pieces that never reach a public catalogue.
How to get started
Getting started is a short step. Apply to or enquire about the trade program, and once you're set up you'll have a named specialist ready to take your first brief. Bring a live project or simply the beginnings of one — a room, a look and a size are enough to open the conversation — and we'll return a curated shortlist to work from.
Why designers work with Arteverk
- Real makers, real curators. Arteverk is run by the Malik family — makers and curators who commission, curate and restore hand-knotted rugs woven in origin workshops.
- A named specialist, not a queue. Every trade designer works with a dedicated point of contact who knows the collection and your projects.
- Honest labelling. Construction, origin and age are stated plainly on every rug, so what you specify is exactly what your client receives.
Source your next project rug
Join the trade program, or start a project and we'll hand-curate a shortlist to your brief.
Frequently asked questions
What is a rug-sourcing concierge?
It is a dedicated specialist who finds the right rug for a specific project so a designer doesn't have to search alone. You describe the space and the look you want, and the concierge returns a focused shortlist of hand-knotted pieces that fit the brief, then helps with approvals, custom sizing and delivery.
Who is the concierge for?
The service is for interior designers, decorators and stagers sourcing rugs for client projects. It sits inside Arteverk's trade program, so any qualifying design professional can work with a named specialist rather than a generic sales queue.
How does it work?
You share a brief — room, style, size, palette and a rough budget range — and your specialist hand-picks a curated shortlist. You narrow the edit, see the front-runners in the space on memo or approval, and once a piece is chosen we handle custom sizing and white-glove delivery.
Can I get rugs on approval?
Yes. Eligible trade designers can take shortlisted rugs on memo or approval, live with them against the room's real light and furniture, and present the finalists to a client before anything is final. Seeing the piece in context is built into the process.
Can you do custom sizes?
Yes. When a piece is right in every way but the dimensions, we can advise on custom sizing and sourcing to hit the footprint your plan calls for, including oversize and fully custom pieces for great rooms, entries and awkward layouts.
Do you deliver?
Yes. Once a rug is approved we arrange careful white-glove delivery to the project site or your studio, along with a certificate of authenticity for the piece.
How do I start?
Apply to or enquire about the Arteverk trade program. Once you're set up you'll have a named specialist ready to take your first brief — a room, a look and a size are enough to open the conversation.
Is there a fee to use the concierge?
The concierge is part of the Arteverk trade program and is there to help you source the right rug. The best way to confirm current terms and how the program works for your studio is to enquire directly through the trade program page.
Do you work to a brief?
Yes — working to your brief is the whole point. You describe the room, style, size, palette and budget range, and your specialist sources and curates against that, rather than asking you to work from a fixed stock list.
What makes Arteverk different?
Arteverk is run by the weavers and curators of the collection, not a reseller. That means direct access to origin knowledge and custom sizing, a named specialist for every trade designer, and honest labelling of construction, origin and age on every rug you present to a client.
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