20 Eco-Friendly Rugs & Carpets for every sustainable and stylish house

Mar 30, 2022 | sustainable fashion, Sustainable Home, Sustainable Materials

Sustainable living and mindful consumption refer to all aspects of our lives, including interiors design.

Apparently, the carpet industry appears to be the most impactful on our environment. It can cause more damage to the planet than even furnishing with its notorious deforestation and textiles with their toxic colors and petroleum-derived materials.

Not only carpet industry is widely associated with air and water pollution, unethical labor policies, and it is highly problematic when it comes to recycling, but carpets that you have in your house may be an ultimate time bomb. Once made out of synthetic fibers containing toxic coloring and add-ons, they can vaporize toxins altering air quality in your own house and provoke severe skin conditions.

However, carpets have numerous benefits, both practical and aesthetical. Once you know how to pick all-natural, sustainable and safe items, there is no need to deprive yourself of those perks.

This article will have a brief overview of brands and shops that provide safe and eco-friendly rugs and carpets for a sustainable and stylish

home.

1. West Elm

This brand is world-famous for its eco-friendly ethically-made carpets and rugs. All their products are made out of sustainable materials such as hemp, jute, and seagrass. They don`t contain any toxic colorings or add-on and are absolutely safe for the environment.West Elm is a brand that supports local artisanal and operates strictly according to fair-trade principles. They appreciate the ethnic touch to their designs and manage to integrate authentic ornaments and patterns into any modern interior.


2. Burrow

This furniture brand really knows how to keep it simple. They offer only two models of carpets, but it is all you may need to outline your unique interior.The carpets are cruelty-free and eco-friendly, which means that they don`t contain any toxins and are safe even for those our family members who literary spend most of their lives on them.The brand takes pride in its ethical policy that supports Indian arterials and their customs. All the materials, as well as the manufacture itself, are sustainable and eco-friendly. The carpets are biodegradable and don`t harm the environment throughout their whole lifecycle


3. The Citizenry

The brand is famous for its ability to combine authentic practices and techniques with modern bald designs in its carpets and rugs.All their products are made out of natural, non-toxic, and sustainable derived materials. The brand supports all sorts of artisanal as well as designers and manufacturers who wish to work according to zero-impact principles.They provide educational grants for their employees and encourage them to continue education becoming financially independent.


4. 54 Kibo

This brand collaborates and supports African Diaspora worldwide. They offer pretty unique carpets and rugs, all inspired by traditional patterns of Ghana, South Africa, and beyond.Make out natural, organic silk-wool blend and jute; each carpet from 54 Kibo is an exclusive piece of art as their products are made-to-order.The carpets are made in Africa and Nepal, where the brand has moved part of its manufacture to encourage community restoration after a devastating earthquake.


5. Lorena Canals

Those eco-friendly carpets are a perfect solution for nurseries and children`s rooms. First of all, they are famous for their bright and mostly cartoonish designs that fit perfectly for boys and girls. Moreover, each carpet and rug is entirely made out of natural, non-toxic ingredients safe for children`s skin and respiratory systems. Another bonus for parents – those carpets are machine washable, which makes them the least-maintenance floor covers you may find on today`s market.The brand donated a significant share of its profits to charities and programs that support schools in developing countries.


6. Nordic Knots

All their carpets and rugs are designed in Sweden and sustainably manufactured by Goodweave Certified weavers in India out of natural materials. Their color patterns are all-natural and don`t require toxic chemicals. Moreover, they also avoid bleaching their materials to keep them safe for the environment and their customers.


7. Ruggable

Those made-to-order rugs are the ultimate salvation for parents and pet owners as they can easily be cleaned in a regular washing machine. Moreover, they are not treated with any kind of chemicals or toxic colors; therefore, they are perfectly safe for the environment and water even after multiple washes.Ruggable provides a wide range of designs that can fit any interior, from a rustic cottage to a high-tech loft. A significant share of their profits goes today on programs and charity funds that support people who suffered financially or mentally from the recent Pandemic of COVID-19.


8. Parachute

Those carpets are an excellent choice for those who look for a stylish, sustainable addition to their minimalistic interiors.Parachute carpets are made out of OEKO-TEX certified wool. They don`t contain chemical colorings, toxins, and synthetics. All their products are manufactured in India, where the brand works according to ethical labor principles hiring local artisanal and providing them safe and stable working conditions.


9. Loomy

Concerned with the fact that billions of pounds of rug materials are a considerable share of everlasting landfills, Loomy created a collection of 100% biodegradable carpets.They provide bald geometric prints and designs that fit any interior and stay resistant to shoe and paw prints. The rugs are made out of natural materials such as jute, banana silk, recycled fiber, and more.


10. Hook and Loom

Not only is it one of the most affordable brands of eco-friendly carpets, but its inventory counts more than 200 models to choose from.These carpets are made out of undyed wool and recycled fibers derived from textiles from landfills. Hook and Loom managed to eliminate all toxins as well as latex and dyes out of their manufacture. Moreover, to reduce the environmental impact, they provide packaging out of recycled materials, which is also pretty minimalistic.Overall, Hook and Loom is a great place to start your sustainable interior.


11. Bole Road Textiles

This women-owned brand is inspired by the Ethiopean heritage of its leading designer. All the carpets are handcrafted in a women-led factory in Ethiopia, where each worker gets fair wages and work hours as well as complimentary legal support from the brand. Bole Road Textiles supports charities that provide educational programs for women of Africa and countries that suffer from military conflicts. They inspire their employees to get an education and provide them career perspectives within the company..


12. Coyuchi

This brand was founded more than 20 years ago and since then promotes the idea of a sustainable and ethical approach to interior design.Their carpets and rugs carry the MADE SAFE® seal, which means that the materials as well as the manufacture are free from toxins and are safe for the environment, people who produce them as well as the consumers.The brand is a part of 1% for the Planet Club, which means that they transfer funds directly to environmental projects and educational programs.


13. Under the Nile

Originally the brand was founded by a woman who wished to manufacture safe textiles and clothes for children. However, it has soon enough developed into a pretty remarkable sustainable slow-fashion clothing brand.Carpet and rug manufacture was their solution that allowed the brand to reduce waste and environmental impact manufacturing textiles and accessories, including rugs out of material cut-offs.As a result, all their carpets and rugs are 100% organic, made out of GOTS-certified cotton. They don`t include any chemicals, toxins, as well as formaldehyde, BPS, synthetics, and other materials notoriously associated with carpet manufacture.


14. Willaby

Those carpets and rugs are made out of 100% organic GOTS-certified cotton in a small Amish-owned workshop in Ohio, Georgia. They offer carpets of all sizes and shapes that will perfectly fit your bathroom, kitchen or cover the living room floor.Handmade and toxin-free, they are made using traditional crafts and, due to the brand`s identity, don`t include flame retardants, formaldehyde, and other concerning chemicals


15. Nodi Rugs

The brand was the first New Zeeland manufacturer that gained the Fair Trade Certification. Today they offer a wide range of sustainable home textiles and interior design accessories, including various carpets and rugs. 
Made out of natural materials such as organic cotton and humanely derived wool, those carpets are perfectly safe for the environment throughout their whole life cycle. The brand manages to reduce and loop water consumption in their factories and creates biodegradable and easily recyclable carpets and rugs for any interior and style.


16. Organic Weave

This Canadian brand offers eco-friendly carpets and rugs made out of GOTS certifies organic cotton.The company collaborated exclusively with women-owned workshops located in rural India and donates a significant share of their profit on educational programs and schools for girls who live in remote areas of the region.Organic Weave use FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified natural rubber glue in the manufacture and managed to eliminate toxins and chemicals from their technologies. All carpets are custom-made, designed, and created precisely by the customer`s parameters and demands.

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17.  Earth Weave

This brand was the one that generally introduced the idea of manufacturing eco-friendly carpets and rugs.

Their products are made out of such sustainable materials as bamboo, hemp, and natural rubber. They are the least-impactful on the market and are fully biodegradable.Earth Weave produces all their carpets and rugs in the United States to reduce the emissions caused by long-distance transportation of products and materials


18. Safavieh

It is one of the oldest names in the interior design industry. Safavieh was a family-owned workshop established in 1914 as a carpet and rugs manufacturer. Today they are a massive company that collaborates with cutting-edge designers and has numerous celebrity customers under their belt. However, the brand remains true to its principles and works according to ethical fair-trade principles.

They make their carpets and rugs out of legally harvested forest products, responsibly produced plantation products, and recycled content such as jute, cotton, sisal, and materials derived from textile waste.

The brand is a long-term member of ORIA (The Oriental Rug Importers Association), which supports families and children from rural India and other areas associated with the carpet industries. They encourage them to work sustainably, reduce the use of chemicals and help them adopt farming and manufacture technologies that are safe for their health.


19. Viva Terra

This California-based brand is famous in the furniture manufacture industry for its innovative approach to make its products 100% out of recycled materials. Today they offer a wide range of carpets and rugs mainly created to recycle textiles and even plastic waste from the ocean.

Recently Viva Terra has become a part of the TerraPass movement – a project that encourages manufacturers from various industries to reduce their environmental impact and adopt energy and water-saving technologies.


20. Interface

This brand aims to reduce environmental impact and greenhouse effect from carpet manufacture through their innovative technology that uses reclaimed carpets and recycled materials.

One of their flagman products is the Monochrome Carpet Tiles – a solution primarily oriented on commercial spaces that want to get high-quality yet eco-friendly floor covering solutions.

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