Where to buy rugs in Hong Kong

A great area rug can set the mood of a space and make for a statement centrepiece. An antique oriental rug can spruce up your floor with intricate botanic prints while a flatweave dhurrie rug can add a rustic, bohemian touch to your room. If you’re in the market for a new floor piece, here are some furniture shops that you should have on your radar.

Read more: Where to buy outdoor furniture in Hong Kong

OVO

OVO offers modern, decorative rugs which are designed to make Hong Kong’s generally small apartments feel more spacious. Most of the store’s rugs are made from cowhide and incorporate minimal designs. The rugs intend to create balance within a contemporary home using natural accessories. 

OG/F, 1 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai, 2527 6088 and 5/F Horizon Plaza, 2 Lee Wing Street, Ap Lei Chau, 2529 8168 

Tequila Kola

Founded by New Yorker Michelle Koller, this innovative brand has been supplying slick furniture and accessories to Hong Kong homes for more than a quarter of a century. From that time, it has grown from a small shop in the Prince’s building in Central, to become one of the city’s leading independent furniture businesses. It aims to provide rugs which are both affordable and made from sustainable sources. 

Horizon Plaza, 2 Lee Wing Street, Ap Lei Chau, 2877 3295

Al-Shahzadi

Avais Ahmad is the proud third-generation owner of this decades-old rug store that specialises in hand-woven rugs. His grandfather launched the family business in Hong Kong in 1952. Al-Shazadi solely sells hand-woven rugs. “Hand-knotted rugs will outlive any machine made or hand-tufted rug,” Ahmad says. The company selects its rugs from abroad, from countries including Iran and India. The products feature a broad range of pricing options that suit different types of budget. A four-by-three-metre rug from Iran made of wool and silk on a silk base, for example, carries a price tag of $160,000, while a slightly smaller rug from India and made of 100 percent bamboo silk is only $8,500 but no less fetching.

265 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, 2834 8396

Francfranc

Hongkongers have loved Francfranc’s accessible and affordable style since it launched in the city in 2003. The Japanese furniture store offers more budget-friendly rugs with simple, modern patterns. The brand aims to create sophisticated and relatively durable rugs, many of which are made in China. Designs are often produced in a variety of colours.

Click here to see the full shop list.

Altfield

This is a high-end store selling colourful antique Chinese carpets designed to bring a sense of character and cosiness. Victoria Cheung, the brand’s sales and marketing manager, says Altfield’s old Chinese rugs are derived from a wide variety of sources, including Buddhist iconography, mythological symbols, as well as motifs found on imported and native textiles. Although the word “antique” may evoke images of expensive items, the precious items chez Altfield are reasonably priced. A circa 19th-century wool rug from Mongolia, for instance, costs around $10,000, and a circa 20th-century rug from Tibet, also made of wool, is in the same price range.

Unit 1101, 9 Queen’s Road, Central, 2524 4867 

Feature image courtesy of Ovo Hong Kong.