From idea
to floor.
Planet Arts develops handmade and custom rugs for interior designers, architects and hospitality teams working on projects across the United Kingdom — from a single reference image to a full collection, made in Jaipur and shaped around what a project actually needs.
An idea can start anywhere.
Not every project arrives as a finished technical drawing — and it doesn't need to. A rug can begin at almost any level of definition, and the development process is built to meet a project where it actually is, rather than where a brief assumes it should be.
A completed artwork or technical design
A finished pattern, CAD file or specification, ready to be translated into a woven or hand-knotted structure with minimal interpretation.
A hand sketch or moodboard
A sense of direction — line work, texture references, a mood — that needs translating into scale, palette and construction before it becomes a rug.
An interior scheme or colour palette
The rug is one part of a larger room. The starting point is the space around it — its light, its materials, its other furnishings.
An existing rug that needs adapting
A rug that's close but not quite right — in size, colourway or material — used as a starting reference for something new.
A rough concept or spatial requirement
Sometimes the clearest starting point is simply: this space needs a rug, and here is what the space is like. Direction is built from there.
What shapes a rug?
A finished rug is the result of connected decisions, not a single choice made in isolation. Adjusting one — scale, construction, pile height — changes how the others read. Hover a decision to see what it affects.
These decisions interact rather than stack. A pattern that reads clearly at a small scale can flatten or distort when enlarged, so scale and pattern are usually resolved together. Construction changes how colour is perceived — a hand-knotted pile catches light differently to a flatweave, so the same yarn can look like two different colours depending on how it's built. Texture is rarely a standalone choice: it emerges from the combination of material, construction and pile height, which is why it tends to be discussed alongside those decisions rather than before them.
Wherever the project stands today.
Bring Us a Design
For clients with finished artwork, a resolved pattern or a technical specification ready for development into a woven or knotted structure.
For designers & brands with a finished conceptStart With a Concept
For projects that begin with references, a hand sketch, a moodboard or an inspiration image — direction that needs shaping into a rug.
For early-stage or exploratory briefsBuild a Collection
For retailers or brands developing several designs, colourways or a coordinated range intended to sit together.
For retailers & rug brandsDefine the Right Rug
For clients who understand the space and its requirements but want to work through material, construction or visual direction before committing.
For teams still exploring directionMaterial, texture and construction.
Material and construction shape far more than durability. They set how a rug appears from across a room and how it reads underfoot, and the right combination depends on the specifics of a given project.
Appearance & visual depth
How light catches the pile changes how colour and pattern are perceived — the same design can appear flatter or richer depending on how it's constructed.
Density & underfoot feel
Knot density, pile height and fibre choice together determine how a rug feels to walk on, which matters differently in a hallway than a lounge.
Suitability for the environment
A rug intended for a high-footfall hotel lobby is developed differently to one for a quiet private study — construction and material are part of that conversation, specific to the project.
Material and construction options are discussed and confirmed per project. We don't publish a fixed materials list here, because the right choice depends on the environment, budget and visual direction of what's being developed.
The development journey.
Every project moves differently, and some steps below may be shortened, combined or skipped depending on how defined the starting point already is. This is the shape a project typically follows, not a fixed or guaranteed sequence.
Share the Starting Point
Whatever exists already — a sketch, an image, a finished design or simply a description of the space.
Understand the Space and Requirements
Dimensions, environment, footfall, light and how the rug sits within the wider scheme.
Explore Design Direction
Working through pattern, scale and composition until a direction feels right for the space.
Discuss Material and Construction
Matching fibre, construction and pile to the visual direction and the demands of the environment.
Develop or Refine
Turning direction into a resolved design — adjusting scale, colour and detail until it's ready to move forward.
Sampling Where Appropriate
A physical sample where the project calls for one, so material, colour and texture can be seen and felt directly.
Confirm Specifications
Final sign-off on dimensions, colourway, material and construction before production begins.
Production
The rug is made in Jaipur to the confirmed specification.
Quality Review
Checked against the confirmed specification before it's prepared to leave India.
Export Preparation
Prepared and documented for shipment to the United Kingdom.
Designed for different environments.
The same design question — what rug belongs here — has a different answer depending on where "here" is. Scale, material and construction requirements shift with the environment.
Private Residences & Apartments
Often prioritise feel underfoot and how a rug reads within a considered, personal interior scheme.
Hotels & Boutique Hospitality
Balance visual impact in shared spaces with durability across sustained, varied footfall.
Restaurants
Tend to favour construction and material choices that hold up to spills, movement and frequent cleaning.
Offices & Commercial Interiors
Often need consistency across multiple units or floors, alongside acoustic and wear considerations.
Retail Spaces
Rugs here often perform a dual role — functional underfoot, but also part of how a space presents itself visually to customers moving through it.
Commercial & Development Projects
Frequently require repeatable specification across several spaces, with consistent quality and colour across a wider order.
Who we collaborate with.
Interior Designers
Often working from a moodboard, colour palette or client brief, interior designers typically need a rug developed around an existing scheme — where a specific colourway, scale or texture has to sit correctly within a room that's already taking shape around it.
Architects & Interior Architects
Architectural projects tend to start earlier — sometimes before finishes are fully decided — and the conversation is often about how a rug relates to the wider spatial and material language of a building, not just a single room.
Hospitality Teams
Hotels and boutique hospitality projects usually need rugs that perform reliably across repeated, varied use, while still contributing meaningfully to the character of a lobby, restaurant or guest room.
Retailers
Retail partners are often less focused on one rug and more on a coherent range — consistent quality, dependable colour matching and designs that work together as a collection on a shop floor.
Rug Brands
Established rug brands typically arrive with a clearer point of view already — a design language or aesthetic to extend — and the relationship is closer to collaborative production and collection development.
Commercial Project Teams
Larger commercial and development projects often need a rug specification repeated accurately across multiple units or spaces, with clear documentation and consistency as the priority.
Working directly with a manufacturer.
Working directly with the people who develop and make the rug changes the nature of the conversation. Questions about material behaviour, construction options or how a pattern will translate at scale can be answered by the people actually shaping the piece.
We don't make claims here about pricing, speed or import advantages — those vary by project, and the value of direct collaboration is in the depth of the design and specification conversation itself.
Explore the United Kingdom.
Design and hospitality projects take a different shape in each nation of the UK. A brief look at what that means in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
England
Design capitals, hospitality groups and commercial developers, side by side.
Explore EnglandScotland
A distinct design culture spanning castles, converted mills and contemporary interiors.
Explore ScotlandWales
Coastal hospitality, heritage properties and a growing independent design scene.
Explore WalesNorthern Ireland
An expanding hospitality and design sector, closely connected to wider UK and Irish markets.
Explore Northern IrelandQuestions from professional buyers.
Answers to what designers, architects and buyers most often ask before starting a project with Planet Arts.
Yes. If you have a finished artwork, pattern or technical specification, it can be developed directly into a hand-knotted or handmade construction, with the appropriate adjustments discussed for how it will translate into a rug.
Yes. A hand sketch, moodboard or set of reference images is a common and valid starting point — the direction is developed and refined from there rather than requiring a finished design upfront.
Custom dimensions and shapes are discussed as part of each project's specification, based on the space and requirements you share with us.
Material and construction affect how a rug looks, feels underfoot, and performs in its environment. These are usually discussed together with your design direction, since they influence how colour, pattern and texture ultimately read.
Yes. A single design can typically be explored across multiple colourways, which is often part of collection development for retailers and rug brands in particular.
Yes, interior designers are one of the primary groups we work with — often developing a rug to sit within a scheme that's already partly or fully defined.
Yes. Collection development for retailers and rug brands is a core part of how we work, covering multiple designs, colourways or a coordinated range.
Where a project calls for it, a physical sample can be produced so material, colour and texture can be assessed directly before full production. Whether sampling is appropriate depends on the specifics of the project, and is discussed early in the process.
Whatever you already have is a useful starting point — dimensions, references or sketches, design direction, colour preferences, the intended environment, and any quantities or timeline considerations. Missing details can be worked through together.
Yes. Hotels, restaurants, offices and commercial developments are all environments we develop rugs for, with the specification shaped around the demands of that setting.
Let's start with the idea.
Share whatever you have — even if it's just a sense of direction — and we'll help shape it into a rug built for your project.