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N° 001Wool · Cotton · Hand-Tufted
Vol. 01 — Custom Rug Studio
The Soft
Architecture
of Aba.
A small studio designing one-of-one hand-tufted rugs in New Zealand wool, commissioned, never mass-produced. Conceived for collectors, architects, and patient interiors.
Start a Custom RugManifesto
We believe a rug is the slowest object in a room. It should outlive trends, hold the weight of a family, and be made by the same pair of hands from first sketch to final knot.
One Studio
Every piece tufted in our Aba workshop, by same set of hands.
One Edition
Numbered. Never reproduced. Never mass-printed.
One Lifetime
Built for thirty years of bare feet and afternoon light.
01 / Archive
Featured Drops
02 / Craft
From Sketch to Floor
Five deliberate stages. Six to ten weeks. One artisan from beginning to end.
01
Design Approval
We co-author the brief palette, scale, references, and the final cartoon you sign off on.
02
Framing & Setup
A bespoke wooden frame is built and primary cotton backing is hand-stretched in-studio.
03
Hand Tufting
New Zealand wool is guided through the backing tuft by tuft typically 60–120 hours per piece.
04
Carving & Binding
The pile is sheared, carved for depth, latex-sealed and finished with a soft cotton backing.
05
White-Glove Delivery
Photographed, rolled in archival paper, and delivered anywhere in Nigeria or shipped worldwide.
01
Design Approval
We co-author the brief palette, scale, references, and the final cartoon you sign off on.
Framing & Setup
A bespoke wooden frame is built and primary cotton backing is hand-stretched in-studio.
02
03
Hand Tufting
New Zealand wool is guided through the backing tuft by tuft typically 60–120 hours per piece.
Carving & Binding
The pile is sheared, carved for depth, latex-sealed and finished with a soft cotton backing.
04
05
White-Glove Delivery
Photographed, rolled in archival paper, and delivered anywhere in Nigeria or shipped worldwide.
Material 01
New Zealand Wool
Long-staple, low-VM, naturally lanolin-rich. Resilient under decades of foot traffic, soft enough to sit on the floor with a book.
- +1,800 gsm pile weight
- +Hand-dyed in studio
- +Mothproofed naturally
Material 02
Cotton Primary Backing
A tight-weave 12oz cotton substrate, sourced from a family mill in Kano. The frame that holds every tuft in place for the next thirty years.
- +12oz woven cotton
- +Latex-sealed in two passes
- +Soft cotton secondary
03 / Studio
Inside the Workshop
Aba, Abia State · Open by appointment · Tues–Sat
04 / Voices
In Their Words
"The piece arrived three weeks ago and clients keep asking where it's from. The weight, the carving, nothing on the market compares."
Adaeze Okeke
Interior Architect, Lagos
"I've sourced rugs from Morocco and India for fifteen years. Tuft & Thread is the first studio in West Africa I trust with a hero piece."
Marcus Lin
Founder, Atelier Lin
"Quiet, considered, and built to last a generation. The collaboration felt like working with a sculptor, not a vendor."
Tomi Adesina
Private Collector
"The piece arrived three weeks ago and clients keep asking where it's from. The weight, the carving, nothing on the market compares."
Adaeze Okeke
Interior Architect, Lagos
"I've sourced rugs from Morocco and India for fifteen years. Tuft & Thread is the first studio in West Africa I trust with a hero piece."
Marcus Lin
Founder, Atelier Lin
"Quiet, considered, and built to last a generation. The collaboration felt like working with a sculptor, not a vendor."
Tomi Adesina
Private Collector
Commission · 6–10 weeksHave a design in mind?
Have a design in mind?
Let's build it.
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Or DM us on Instagram — we reply to every brief within 48 hours.
Aba
Studio
Est. 2024
Studio
Est. 2024
The DispatchFour letters a year.
Four letters a year.
Nothing more.
New drops, studio films, and notes from our workshop. No spam, just first access to pieces before they reach the archive.