Our Heritage
Sixty years of the world, underfoot
It began with one man and an eye for beauty
In 1960, Levy Kelaty opened a small rug house in London. He had a simple, stubborn belief — that a rug is not a floor covering but an object of beauty and craft, the stage on which a room is set. Sixty years on, that belief still runs through everything we do.
We remain family-run. The names have grown and the world has changed, but the way we choose a rug has not. We travel. We look. We wait for the piece that is genuinely worth bringing home.
"A Kelaty rug is a canvas on the floor. It transforms an ordinary room into an extraordinary one."
Saffron, scarlet, indigo, gold
Our colours are borrowed from the great dye traditions of the East. We source from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Egypt, China, Nepal, Iran and Turkmenistan — hand-knotted, hand-tufted and machine-made, each chosen for the way it holds light and colour.
It is the richness of that world, made available to your home.
We do it that bit better
Three generations of one family have spent their lives among these rugs. That knowledge is hard to fake — it shows in what we choose, what we turn away, and the honest advice we give when you ask.
Beauty should always be a pleasure. So should business.
The same belief, sixty years on
Every rug we sell is one we would happily live with ourselves. Come and find the one that's yours.
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