{"product_id":"lodestar-deep-red-vintage-moroccan-shag-rug-5x7","title":"Lodestar (4'6\" x 7'5\") – Authentic Vintage Moroccan Rug","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeep red, almost the whole way across, deep enough and plush enough that you would call it a plain rug — until your eye reaches the centre. There, alone in all that red, sits a single small diamond: one black-outlined lozenge with a pale heart, no bigger than a coin, and the only motif on the entire rug. A weaver's mark, perhaps, or a signature, or simply one moment of decoration in a field she otherwise left bare. It is charming precisely because it stands alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDown each long edge runs a thin dark stripe, framing the red like a fine border, and across the field the colour drifts gently — a lighter band above, a deeper one below — the soft \u003cem\u003eabrash\u003c\/em\u003e of hand-dyed wool. The pile is deep, dense and soft, the kind of shag you feel before you look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis restraint — a strong colour, a plush pile, and one small quiet gesture — is harder to find than any busy pattern, and easier to live with. It has all the warmth of a red rug and none of the noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe buy rugs like this because we would rather sell one honest, irregular, human-made piece than a hundred flawless machine copies. It was hand-knotted in Morocco decades ago, it has already lived a life, and there is not another one anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRug Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e IC-2488\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4'6\" x 7'5\" (1.37m x 2.26m)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-knotted on a traditional loom in Morocco — no machine work at any stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage Moroccan shag rug, Beni Mguild family — plain red field with a single central motif and dark side stripes\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColours:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep red with soft abrash, and a small black-and-cream central motif\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, dense, plush shag\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFringe:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original mixed dark and red fringe at one end\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/strong\u003e A genuine one-of-a-kind vintage piece. The soft colour banding is abrash from small-batch hand dyeing, and the lone central motif is the weaver's own mark — both are signs of hand-work, not faults\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of one. Once this rug sells, it cannot be reordered or reproduced\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Professionally washed before dispatch and ready to use on arrival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 4'6\" x 7'5\" this is a mid-size rug, and a near-plain strong colour is far more flexible to place than a patterned one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLiving room:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anchors a compact seating group with the front legs of the sofa and chairs on the rug\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRooms that already have pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Its real strength. A near-plain field grounds patterned upholstery, a gallery wall or wallpaper without adding another voice\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBedroom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, warm and soft underfoot, across the foot of a queen or alongside as a landing spot\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStudy or reading corner:\u003c\/strong\u003e A plush, warm, quiet piece for a room meant for sitting still\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMinimal interiors:\u003c\/strong\u003e The single central motif gives a plain rug just enough interest to reward a second look, without breaking the calm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA note on the pile:\u003c\/strong\u003e This depth of shag is a pleasure underfoot but less suited to rolling desk chairs or dining seating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalette notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e A deep, warm red sits with cream and bone, oak and walnut, brass and black, and is striking against white or plaster walls. The dark side stripes give it a quiet structure, and the lone motif a point of focus — a plain rug with just enough character to feel considered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions about this piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a single vintage rug, so what you see is what exists — it cannot be remade, resized or reordered. If you would like additional photographs, close detail of the pile or the central motif, or a closer look at condition before you buy, we are happy to send them. Trade enquiries are always welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrite to us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:Info@illuminatecollectiverugs.com\"\u003eInfo@illuminatecollectiverugs.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFree worldwide shipping on every order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Illuminate Collective","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50037374845170,"sku":"2488","price":575.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4623\/files\/deep-red-vintage-moroccan-shag-rug-5-x-7-1257396779.jpg?v=1788795585","url":"https:\/\/www.illuminatecollectiverugs.com\/products\/lodestar-deep-red-vintage-moroccan-shag-rug-5x7","provider":"Illuminate Collective ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}