Nahda, Amal and Tomouh by Khaled Hashem

Nahda, Amal and Tomouh are three compact rugs from Khaled Hashem x Rugberry, each hand tufted in New Zealand wool and Botanical Silk and built on a single form: an arc, a drawn line, a vertical rise. Their sizes, 3.5x8 ft for Nahda and 5x7 ft for Amal and Tomouh, make them rugs for passages, corners and small rooms.

What are Nahda, Amal and Tomouh?

Nahda, Amal and Tomouh are hand tufted rugs in New Zealand wool and Botanical Silk from Khaled Hashem x Rugberry, each built around one form. Rugberry describes Nahda as rising in a single arc across the field, Amal as an open field broken by a single drawn line, and Tomouh as rising in clean vertical form.

All three have a pile of 14 to 16 mm and a low sheen from the Botanical Silk that shifts as you cross the room. Nahda and Amal are listed in charcoal and grey tones, Amal with beige, and Tomouh in camel and rust. The product images show shaped outlines, and Tomouh's page notes that it is cut to a shaped outline.

Rugberry's overview of Khaled Hashem x Rugberry introduces all four pieces, including Joud. This guide is about using the three compact wool and Botanical Silk pieces in real rooms, starting with Nahda as a runner.

How do the three pieces compare?

The three share fibres, construction and pile height, and differ in form, colour and size. The table compares them at regular prices ex GST, at the time of writing.

Point	Nahda	Amal	Tomouh
Form, as described	A single arc across the field	An open field broken by a single drawn line	A clean vertical form
Tones	Charcoal and grey, cool	Beige, charcoal and grey, cool	Camel and rust, warm
Listed size	3.5x8 ft (100x250 cm)	5x7 ft (150x220 cm)	5x7 ft (150x220 cm)
Area	28 sq ft	35 sq ft	35 sq ft
Price	₹45,000	₹48,000	₹42,000
Best place	Corridor, bedside, in front of a console	Reading corner, small living room, foyer	Bedroom, study, warm wood rooms

For a narrow passage, choose Nahda over Amal and Tomouh, because its long proportions follow the walk. For a corner that needs warmth, choose Tomouh, whose camel and rust sit well with teak and cane.

Can Nahda work as a runner?

Yes. At 3.5x8 ft, or 100x250 cm, Nahda has the proportions of a wide runner, and its single arc reads well when you walk its length. It suits a corridor of about 5 to 6 ft wide, leaving a band of floor on each side.

Many apartment corridors in Indian cities are narrower, around 3.5 to 4 ft between bedroom doors. There, a 3.5 ft wide rug would run wall to wall, so ask Rugberry for Nahda made to measure at 2.5 or 3 ft wide, keeping the arc. Check that every door clears the 14 to 16 mm pile before ordering.

Nahda also works beside a king bed, where 8 ft of length runs the full side of the bed, or in front of a long console or bench in an entrance hall. Rugberry's guide to the foyer rug covers proportions at the door, and the glossary defines a runner.

Where do Amal and Tomouh fit in a home?

Amal and Tomouh fit the smaller spaces of a home, at 5x7 ft, or 150x220 cm: a reading corner with one chair and a lamp, the space in front of a bedroom window, a compact study, or a foyer where a rectangle would feel heavy.

Amal's open field and single line give a small room one clear gesture. In a 10x11 ft study, a 5x7 ft Amal under a lounge chair and side table defines a reading zone without covering the floor. Its cool charcoal, grey and beige suit white walls and steel shelving.

Tomouh brings the warmth. Its camel and rust, rising in a vertical form, suit a bedroom with a teak bed or a nook with a cane chair.

Lay it so the vertical form runs away from the chair, pointing towards the window, and the corner feels taller. Rugberry's guide to bedroom sitting area rugs shows similar layouts.

A small rug with one strong form does more for a corner than a large rug with many.

Why do compact designer rugs suit Indian apartments?

Compact designer rugs suit Indian apartments because the floor is often broken up by doors, built in wardrobes and furniture, leaving small, defined zones rather than one open field. A 5x7 ft or 3.5x8 ft piece can sit in one zone and be seen whole.

A large rug in a 2BHK living room often disappears under a sofa and a centre table. A compact shaped rug placed where it is not covered, by a window, at the end of a passage, beside the bed, stays visible and reads as a design rather than a floor covering.

Compact pieces also move easily between homes, which matters for families who rent or relocate for work. Rugberry's guide to rugs for small, dark rooms covers colour choices where light is limited.

How do you care for a wool and Botanical Silk designer rug?

Care for Nahda, Amal and Tomouh by vacuuming regularly and using professional cleaning only, the care note on all three product pages. Their Botanical Silk passages need the most attention, because water and rubbing dull the sheen.

• Runners take more steps. Turn Nahda end to end every three or four months if it sits in a corridor, so the wear spreads.
• Shaped edges. Keep the tips of the outline out of the main walking line, where feet catch them.
• Underlay. On marble or tile, use a non-slip underlay cut inside the outline, so the rug stays still and the edge does not curl.
• Spills. Blot at once with a white cloth, from the edge inward. Never soak the Botanical Silk.

Rugberry lists all three as moderate in durability and not pet friendly. In a home with a dog, keep them in rooms the dog does not use. Rugberry's guide to wool and Botanical Silk explains how the two fibres wear.

How do you order one in a different size?

Order a different size through the product page, where each piece is listed in any size and any colour to order, made to your measure. The collection page also says each design can be made to your size.

For a corridor, give Rugberry the clear width between walls and the length from door to door, then subtract a margin of about 6 inches on each side. For a corner, mark the area on the floor with tape and live with it for a day before ordering.

See Nahda, Amal and Tomouh, or the full Khaled Hashem x Rugberry collection, which also includes Joud, hand tufted in Botanical Silk and listed at 5x8 ft. Rugberry's notes on designer collaborations explain how these pieces come about.

How do you combine these pieces in one home?

The three pieces share fibres and a way of drawing, one form per rug, so they combine well across a home. A common pattern is Nahda in the passage, Amal in the living room corner, and Tomouh in a bedroom.

Keep cool and warm apart. Nahda and Amal share charcoal and grey and sit naturally in rooms that open into each other. Tomouh's camel and rust belong in a separate room, usually a bedroom or study with warm wood, so the warm and cool palettes do not meet at a doorway.

Repeat the shape logic too. A shaped rug in a corridor and a second shaped rug visible from it can look busy; if Nahda and Amal can be seen together, give one of them a quieter setting, with clear floor around it and little furniture on it.

Compact sizes also make these pieces useful as a second rug in a large room: Amal at 5x7 ft beside a reading chair in a 16x20 ft living room that already has a large plain rug under the sofa. Rugberry's guide to one large rug or two covers how two rugs share a floor.

Joud, the fourth piece in the collaboration, is hand tufted in Botanical Silk alone and listed at 5x8 ft for ₹40,000, regular price ex GST at the time of writing. It is the most delicate of the four and suits a bedroom rather than a passage.

Frequently asked questions

What size is the Nahda rug?

The Nahda rug is listed at 3.5x8 ft, or 100x250 cm, for ₹45,000, regular price ex GST at the time of writing. Rugberry also makes it in any size and colour to order.

Are Nahda, Amal and Tomouh silk rugs?

Nahda, Amal and Tomouh are hand tufted in New Zealand wool with Botanical Silk, and the sheen in the photographs comes from that plant-derived yarn. Nothing in them is spun by a silkworm, which is also why their care is simpler than a true silk rug.

Which Khaled Hashem rug works in a hallway?

Nahda works best in a hallway, because its 3.5x8 ft size has runner proportions and its single arc reads well along a walk. For a narrow corridor, Rugberry can make it narrower to measure.

What colours are the Amal and Tomouh rugs?

Amal is listed in beige, charcoal and grey, cool in tone, and Tomouh in camel and rust, warm in tone. Both are 5x7 ft and can be made in custom colours on request.

Are these designer rugs suitable for homes with pets?

Rugberry lists Nahda, Amal and Tomouh as not pet friendly, because Botanical Silk marks easily and claws can catch a cut pile. For a home with pets, an all wool rug is the safer choice.

One form, one corner, one hand. Material first.