Thursday, July 12, 2012

Tibetan Tiger Rugs

I came across a picture of a Tibetan tiger rug the other day and was instantly intrigued. They kinda remind me of the Climbing Leopard Rug by DVF for The Rug Company.

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Only around 200 originals are known to exist, so good luck getting your hands on one of those... Fortunately, there is a company, Tiger Tiger, selling beautiful hand woven reproductions from artisans in Tibet. #3, my favorite, is from there, but still a little too rich for my blood at the moment, so I might have to pacify myself with this coffee table book...

{The Tiger Rugs of Tibet by Mimi Lipton}

15 comments:

  1. YUM!!!! These are all gorgeous!! and so interesting....glad to know there is someone doing reproductions....I don't know I think I would dare to use one....in a very simple minimalist space....hhmmmmm......thanks for this wonderful intro

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  2. I love that you're a silver lining kinda gal! The rugs are amazing!!

    www.chattafabulous.blogspot.com

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  3. I've never seen these! I love them!

    xx
    Kecia

    http://www.couturezooblog.com/

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  4. whoa...I've never seen these before. They are so cool! xoox

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  5. Amazing rugs. I have never seen them before. Thanks for introducing them to me.

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  6. GAH, I love 4 & 5. Just in case you ever wondered what to get me for Christmas...

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  7. Wow these are beautiful! I am not sure if I have seen these before!

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  8. Totally reminds me of The Life of Pi - on of my favorite books, and it's getting made into a movie!! I definitely recommend it if you haven't read it :) Those rugs are SO cool, I've never seen one before. I love the ones that look like the tiger is laying down (or just a tiger fur laying on the ground... whatever!).

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  9. The DVF rug is one of my faves so no doubt I love these! I didn't know much about them before. Stunning!!

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  10. Girl you just need to go on down to the flea market with me. They sell beach towels that look just like these babies. We will get you squared away.

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  11. What awesome rugs, I love the exotic flair! Darling blog, happy I came across it! Have a great week!!

    Toodles,
    Twirling Clare
    twirlingclare.blogspot.com

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  12. What what, I have seen these on ebay before for a reasonable price... maybe they weren't tibetan (try nepal as a search term) but they look exactly the same.

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