This December, Indian rug brand Obeetee are set to showcase their products to the UK market for the first time. After increased demand to bring its products direct to the British customer, the brand is hosting an exclusive event in London from 3-5 December 2019, where visitors will be immersed in the brand’s ethos and history and can see the range of premium products available.
Obeetee currently operates out of Noida, India and New York City, servicing the international market via an impressive retail partner portfolio. With an annual turnover in excess of $65million, its UK launch will see the brand expand its retail partnerships further to include select department stores and independent interiors boutiques across the country, as well as working with renowned interior designers on large scale domestic and commercial projects.
With an outstanding reputation and an incredible Indian heritage that spans 100 years, Obeetee is driven by design excellence, creating the most revered, distinctive rugs by highly skilled artisans who push the boundaries of colour, texture and pattern to bring to life visual masterpieces that are set to become iconic amongst interiors enthusiasts.
These hand-crafted creations are sought after by an exclusive international clientele, including royalty, oligarchs, high society individuals and celebrities, as well as grand hotels and government residencies all over the world, who often commission one-of-a-kind creations.
Obeetee rugs include intricate hand loom, hand tufted and hand knotted carpets that offer stylish, contemporary floor coverings in a multitude of designs, including marled stripes, bold botanicals, abstract patterns, Moroccan berbers and traditional vintage styles, as well as exclusive collaborations with international design connoisseurs.
Manufactured exclusively in India using both traditional and modern production techniques, as well as the highest quality natural fibres, all products are hand finished to a superior standard to meet award-winning quality control measures.
Angelique Dhama, Chief Marketing Officer for Obeetee, comments: “Our ethos is founded in quality craftsmanship and we are extremely proud of our impressive history. We are passionate about maintaining the time-served creative traditions used to produce our extraordinary woven carpets by our 15,000+ independent weavers across India. Our long-standing community support helps to keep traditional artisanal skills, handed down through generations, thriving in the local communities and villages where our workforce are based.
“In recent years we have developed the bespoke Women’s Weavers initiative, giving women in India the training and opportunities to create an independent income for them and their families, learning valuable skills required to create the iconic handcrafted carpets, and helping reshape the concept of the traditional female role in rural India.
“Our ethical values are also carried throughout the rug production process. Despite having one of the largest and most modern rug manufacturing facilities in the world, we strive to keep our eco footprint small by using locally sourced materials to fuel local factories and treating any residual output responsibly to create minimal impact on the local environment and communities in which we operate.”
Angelique added: “There is increasing consumer demand for what we produce – genuine artisan-produced goods, with transparency and reassurance of truly ethical production processes. These are important messages that retail partners of Obeetee can pass on to their customers.”