The Ottoman Court Collection: What It Is and Who It Suits
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The formal side of Turkish weaving: Hereke, Uşak, Kayseri and the prayer-rug towns, where medallion, arch and border were resolved to a courtly standard.
The 13 designs in this collection
They are drawn from 7 separate design sources: Isparta, Kula, Hereke, Kayseri, Ladik, Sivas and Uşak. Each has its own article explaining where the pattern comes from and what the motifs mean.
The colours it runs in
Across the collection you will find grey & silver, yellow & gold, lilac & purple, blue & navy, orange & terracotta, cream & white, pink & fuchsia and red & burgundy. Every design is woven in all ten sizes, so the choice within a collection is purely pattern and colour.
Who it suits
The Turkish town and palace workshops. If that description fits the room you are buying for, start here rather than with the whole catalogue — 13 designs is a browsable number, 315 is not.
The construction, which is the same throughout
Chenille polyester pile on a woven cotton backing with a non-slip finish. Machine washable at 30°C, no underlay needed, no latex or rubber. The heritage is in the drawing; the construction is deliberately modern.