Nina Brunn x Rugberry: The Collaboration Explained

Nina Brunn x Rugberry is a collaboration that runs across three kinds of rug: hand tufted New Zealand wool, hand tufted silk or wool and silk, and handwoven flatweaves in recycled and natural fibres. The easiest way to choose is by construction first, then by design.

What is the Nina Brunn x Rugberry collection?

It is a range of rugs designed with Nina Brunn and made by Rugberry, grouped in one collection on the site. What links them is a calm, graphic way of drawing, with lines, marks and blocks on quiet grounds, rather than one fibre or one technique.

That mix is useful in a home. You can carry one design language from a living room to a balcony while choosing the right construction for each floor, and the price range, from about ₹24,000 to about ₹41,000 in 5x8 ft, covers very different budgets.

Which pieces are hand tufted wool?

The wool pieces are hand tufted in New Zealand wool, with a dense pile that holds its shape. They are the everyday rugs of the collection, for living rooms and bedrooms.

• Bitte Wool Rug: small repeated marks scattered across an otherwise quiet ground, in ivory. From about ₹40,000.
• Congrand Wool Rug: a generous scale drawing, built for a room with space to give, in camel and ivory. From about ₹37,000.
• Eucalyptus Wool Rug: a muted green, soft and slightly grey, easy against wood and stone. From about ₹37,000.
• Burnt Sienna Wool Rug: a deep earthen red, warm without turning bright, stocked in 5x8 ft from about ₹32,000.

Which pieces add silk?

Three designs bring silk into the collection, for rooms where a little sheen is welcome.

• Dune Wool & Silk Rug: hand tufted New Zealand wool and silk, ridged in long soft bands like wind shaped sand. From about ₹41,000.
• Burke Wool & Silk Rug: hand tufted wool and silk, from about ₹40,000, in six stock sizes.
• Abstract Silk Rug: hand tufted silk, loose abstract forms drifting across a square field, in square sizes from 6.5x6.5 ft, from about ₹37,000.

The square Abstract Silk Rug is worth noting for Indian homes, where square seating layouts around a centre table are common. Our square rug size guide shows where it fits.

One design language, three constructions. Choose the build for the floor, then the drawing for the room.

What are the recycled fibre flatweaves?

The flatweaves are handwoven in recycled and natural fibres. Rugberry describes them as flat and light, with two usable faces, so you can turn them over when one side has had its share of wear.

In the collection they include the Noir, Rift and Sandstorm Reversible Rugs, among others. Rift is stocked in 6x9 ft from about ₹30,000, and Sandstorm in 5x8, 6x9 and 8x10 ft from about ₹24,000.

These are the pieces to use in busy, practical places: a passage, a home office under a rolling chair, or a covered sit out. Read more about recycled fibre in the glossary.

How do you use one collection across a whole home?

Pick one dominant piece for the main room and let the others echo it at a smaller scale. A Congrand in the living room, for example, sits well with Burnt Sienna in a study, because both draw on the same warm earth tones.

• Repeat a colour, not a pattern. Two different drawings in one sight line compete; two related colours connect.
• Step down in texture as you move outward: tufted wool inside, flatweave on the balcony.
• Keep the silk pieces for rooms with soft daylight, where the sheen has something to work with.

Which piece for which room?

For a living room with a family that uses it daily, choose a hand tufted wool piece such as Bitte or Congrand over a silk piece, because wool takes footfall and recovers. For a master bedroom, Dune adds a soft sheen without being delicate.

For a passage, a utility area or a covered balcony, choose a reversible flatweave over a tufted rug, because it lies flat, is light to lift and can be turned over. The full collection is on the Nina Brunn x Rugberry page.

Frequently asked questions

What materials are used in the Nina Brunn x Rugberry collection?

The collection includes hand tufted New Zealand wool, hand tufted wool and silk, hand tufted silk and handwoven flatweaves in recycled and natural fibres. Each product page lists the fibre for that piece.

Are the Nina Brunn flatweaves reversible?

Yes. Pieces such as Noir, Rift and Sandstorm are handwoven reversible rugs with two usable faces. Turning them over spreads wear across both sides.

Can Nina Brunn x Rugberry rugs be made to size?

The pieces are listed as customisable in any size and colour. Stock sizes vary by design, so check each product page first.

Which Nina Brunn piece suits a covered balcony?

A handwoven reversible flatweave such as Sandstorm or Rift suits a covered balcony, because it is flat, light and can be turned over. Keep it out of direct rain and bring it in during heavy weather.

Three constructions, one quiet hand. Material first.