HAND KNOTTED RUG COLLECTION

A RUM FELLOW introduces Elsewhere, a collection of otherworldly rug designs that tiptoe between realms of consciousness. Beyond the ethereal aesthetics lies a profound story of social consciousness

The designs explore symbols of moons, leaves, ladders and waves as gentle storytelling devices. Rendered in abstract, sketched forms, these motifs remain intentionally open to interpretation, familiar enough to recognise, yet elusive enough to feel drawn from another world. Elsewhere invites you to tune into a consciousness just beyond our own.

Hand knotted in a pioneering Kathmandu facility engineered for universal access for people with disabilities, the collection proves that world class craft flourishes when the loom is made accessible to everyone.

Elsewhere Lifestyle Image Credits: Boz Gagovski

VEIL

Like a storytelling journey, Veil brings disparate memories and imagined landscapes floating into focus. Familiar forms emerge and recede, creating a design that feels both connected and elusive. The composition unfolds like a story revealed in fragments, where individual moments gather to create something greater than the sum of their parts.
100% Hand Knotted Tibetan Handspun Wool & Silk | Ethically sourced
Available colourways: Dazed (Shown) , Rune, Horizon.
CASCADE

Capturing the quiet transitions within the cycle of nature, from the changing of seasons to the constant pulse of renewal. These gentle falling leaf motifs mark the moment when the world shifts and life begins a new chapter.
100% Hand Knotted Tibetan Handspun Wool | Ethically sourced
Available colourways: Ember (Shown), Whisper, Solstice, Frond.
YONDER

Scattered stars drift across a spacious ground, drawing the eye towards distant horizons and worlds yet to be imagined. Delicate bud motifs weave through the border, symbolising new growth and the start of something yet to unfold. Quietly optimistic and full of possibility, Yonder captures the promise of what lies just beyond sight.
100% Hand Knotted Tibetan Handspun Wool | Ethically sourced
Available colourways: Halo (Shown), Omen, Muse, Garnet.
AETHER

An exploration of the powerful forces that govern the unseen, capturing the strength within the natural world. This design plays with the inverse of life, where celestial and aquatic rhythms mirror one another in a delicate balance.
100% Hand Knotted Tibetan Handspun Wool & Silk | Ethically sourced
Available colourways: Nocturne (Shown), Sorrel, Fuse, Isola.

REALM

Like a place remembered but never fully known, the design evokes a sanctuary suspended between the familiar and the imagined. Framed by a graphic border and anchored by a rhythmic central field, it creates a quiet refuge that exists somewhere between memory, dream and reality.
100% Hand Knotted Tibetan Handspun Wool | Ethically sourced
Available colourways: Flare (Shown), Sonder, Nook, Halcyon.
MAREA

Shaped by the quiet rhythms of the tide, Marea captures the steady movement of forces working beyond our view. Repeating bands create a gentle sense of motion across the surface, echoing the rise and fall of water, breath and time itself.
100% Hand Knotted Tibetan Handspun Wool | Ethically sourced
Available colourways: Crest (Shown), Siren, Selkie, Tempest.
MURMUR

An ethereal composition that feels like being swept into a dream, weightlessly floating from one scene to the next. Arranged as a series of shifting fragments, the design unfolds like glimpses of different worlds held together within a single narrative. The motifs suggest a journey through bubbles of consciousness, where each moment dissolves softly into the next.
100% Hand Knotted Tibetan Handspun Wool & Silk | Ethically sourced
Available colourways: Bone (Shown) Odyssey, Vesper.
LIMINAL

A visual representation of the connecting lines between realms, inviting the eye to climb through to another dimension. It draws inspiration from the unseen yet powerful underground networks of plants and roots that pulse beneath us.
100% Hand Knotted Tibetan Handspun Wool & Silk | Ethically sourced
Available colourways: Hollow (Shown), Tawny, Glaze.

THE WEAVERS’ STORY

At A RUM FELLOW, every rug begins long before it reaches your home. In this five minute film, we take you inside Nepal's first fully accessible carpet weaving facility, the workshop behind our Elsewhere Collection, to meet the artisans who bring it to life.

Filmed on location in Kathmandu, hear directly from the weavers themselves: their skill, their stories, and the pride behind every knot. It's a glimpse at the people and the place proving that world class craft flourishes when the loom is made accessible to everyone.

DESIGN WITH PURPOSE

“The beauty of Elsewhere lies in its dual nature, a design forward collection supporting a radical model of inclusion. We are shifting the focus from limitations to capabilities. This is design with purpose, creating a workspace where every artisan has the tools and respect to build their own future.”

Dylan O’Shea, Co-Founder, A RUM FELLOW

Weaver Images & Weaver Video Credits: Chemi Dorje | Majime Studios