Difficult to define yet instantly recognisable, the very best in French carpet design can skip effortlessly from metropolitan chic to rustic charm – the common factor being a timeless style.

Hartley & Tissier Gallery
DESIGNED IN FRANCE
MADE IN ENGLAND
Manufactured in England by skilled craftspeople, using traditional methods and weaving looms of three kinds of carpets: flatweave, with its characteristic striped and geometric pattern; woven pile, in which the pile yarn and backing are woven in one operation; and tufted, in which the yarn is inserted into a prewoven backing.