LEGGE CARPETS LIMITED

ABOUT LEGGE CARPETS LIMITED

Christopher trained and practised as a repairer before opening his first shop in Witney in 1974 and is a renowned expert in the field of tribal weavings. His travels to Iran over the past 20 years have taken him to the major centres of weaving, but also to more remote and less known areas of carpet production. He has been a driving force in the more “organic” methods of carpet making in the country, involving the use of natural dyes and non-chemical washing of new rugs.

Angela is responsible for the introduction of contemporary rug art to the business, in particular the cooperation with Jan Kath, a leading carpet designer worldwide, whose pieces can be custom-made and have won numerous international awards.

Established in 1974, we have, over the years, built up a large collection of constantly changing oriental carpets, rugs, runners, Kilims, flatweaves, Jajims, cushions and tribal weavings including saddle bags, animal trappings and tent bands from the traditional areas of carpet production: Persian rugs and carpets in particular, but also Turkish, Caucasian, Turkoman and Afghan as well as Indian, Tibetan and Chinese rugs constitute the majority of our stock.