Beni Mguild "Ornate Burgundy"

Deep burgundy with a field of very fine drawing. One end of the rug is plain wine red; below it, band after band of small diamonds and lozenges in orange, cream, blue and black fill the surface so closely that from a distance they merge into a warm, dark shimmer. The sides are bound in blue and the fringe is burgundy.

At 402 × 220 cm this wool rug suits a large living room or a library. It rewards a close look: the detail photographs show how many colours sit inside what first reads as red.