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.
cc-tapis Xequer C 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
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
cc-tapis Xequer A Rug by Martino Gamper
By cc-tapis, Martino Gamper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted rug in Nepal in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu. The Tibetan knot is made with Himalayan wool, cotton weave, pure silk and linen coming from the areas surrounding the ...
Cotton
cc-tapis Xequer E 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
cc-tapis Contemporary Razor Standard Rug
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, Himalayan wool and bamboo silk pile, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 125.000 individual knots per square meter approximately. The sale of every rug supports cc-for education. Size: 7.5' x 9.8' ft. A (125.000 knots/sqm approximate) Razor is inspired by the razzle dazzle...
Cotton, Silk
cc-tapis Segni Minimi 3 Rug by Giuseppe Di Costanzo
By cc-tapis, Giuseppe Di Costanzo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave and Himalayan wool, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. Created with a specia...
Silk, Wool
'Scambio' Design Rug by Clara Bona Architects for Alberto Levi Gallery
By Clara Bona
Located in Milan, IT
The esteemed Milanese architect and journalist Clara Bona unfurled a breathtaking dance of colours in her enthralling journey into rug design, partnering with the Alberto Levi Galler...
Wool
Forme celate Rug abstract motif Agostino Goccione, Paracchi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Forme Celate carpet with abstract carpet motif designed by Agostino Goccione for Paracchi, characterized by the artist's typical pictorial language. Fluid geometries and chromatic ba...
Textile, Cotton
Abstract Dadaist Contemporary Rug Inspired by Sophie Taeuber Arp
Located in Geneve, CH
Abstract Dadaist Contemporary rug inspired by Sophie Taeuber Arp Artist: Sophie Taeuber Arp Dimensions: W 170 x D 240 cm New Zealand wool and silk Ja...
Wool
cc-tapis Rotazioni A Rug Designed by Patricia Urquiola in STOCK
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
Rotazioni A Proudly made by hand in Nepal Designed by Patricia Urquiola Designed by Patricia Urquiola, Rotazioni plays on the repetition of overlapping cylindrical forms that emphasi...
Wool
CEM1 Woollen Carpet by Chung Eun Mo for Post Design Collection/Memphis
By Chung Eun Mo
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
CEM1 woollen carpet by Chung Eun Mo for Post Design collection/Memphis A woollen carpet handcrafted by different Nepalese artisans. Made in a limited edition of 36 signed, numbere...
Wool
'Baako' Contemporary Design Rug by Simone Haug for Alberto Levi Gallery
Located in Milan, IT
In 'Baako', the contemporary Swiss artist Simone Haug continues her exploration of our collective unconscious which she has began with 'Niches'. The term 'baako' originates from Af...
Wool
