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courtesy of cc-tapis; lorenzo gironi (left); federica simoni (fabrizio and
nelcya); andrea bartoluccio (salone del mobile); marco craig (patricia); tom johnson (faye)IN AN AGE where time is the ultimate luxury, it turns out the
best things in life can’t be hurried. It can take months to get
a table at Michelin-star restaurants; a year for a new season
of your favourite TV show to air. And if you want a CC-Tapis
rug, there’s a tantalising three-month wait for them, too.
Each design is produced at the CC-Tapis company atelier
in Nepal by Tibetan artisans using the ancient craft of hand-
knotting. Himalayan wool from Tibet, silk sourced “directly
from the silk worm” and aloe plant fibres are spun, washed
and dyed without any machinery. Once the rug has been
knotted, it may be sheared, embossed or cut to create the
final design. Every rug is washed using recycled rainwater
and laid in the sun to dry. Sustainable techniques are used
throughout the process, and it all happens at the atelier,
which means any bespoke creation is possible. You can
even match the dye to Pantone and RAL colours.
At the helm of this inspiring brand is Nelcya Chamszadeh
and her husband Fabrizio Cantoni, who met at hotel school.
After leaving the hospitality industry, they moved to France
to work at Nelcya’s family-run rug store. They soon opened
their own, but it wasn’t until Fabrizio studied interior design
in Milan that they turned CC-Tapis into what it is today. The
team, led by art director Daniele Lora, dream up fantastical,
colourful designs that weave innovation with tradition. A rug
by CC-Tapis is art you walk on, a masterpiece for your floor- and proof that good things come to those who wait. R
style tip Make your CC-Tapis rug the focal
point of a room by pairing it with simple
furniture and accessories in similar tones
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CC-Tapis often collaborates with creatives,
who contribute new aesthetics and interpretations.
Among the 40 designers are (from top) Patricia
Urquiola, Faye Toogood and Mae Engelgeer.In 2015, Fabrizio and Nelcya started
CC-For Education, an organisation that
provides schooling for Nepalese children.
It now supports over 100 students.CC-Tapis won the prestigious
Salone del Mobile award in 2018
for its stand at the fair. The rugs were
hung like artworks in a museum.2018
2011
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Fabrizio and Nelcya (pictured)
moved to Milan in 2011 with their
son Noam, and today the company is
based there. The two Cs represent
the initials of their surnames.MODERN HISTORY
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