Couristan Moonwalk Stonewall Rug

Experience out-of-this-world style, comfort and value with Couristan’s Moonwalk Collection, a variety of shag area rugs designed to bring a plush sense of sophistication to today’s casual contemporary interiors. Combining the traditional texture of a shag rug with a captivating array of visual prints, this creatively inspired collection showcases true personality and a unique design perspective ideal for decorators on the cutting edge of trends. Offering simple, serene motifs that range from an organic-inspired leaf pattern to a collage of structured geometric blocks, Moonwalk area rugs feature a fresh palette of modern neutrals like Navy, Grey, Cream, Chocolate and Black. Wilton woven of highly durable 100% Heat-Set Courtron™ polypropylene, the thick shag surface also features a hard-twisted yarn effect which adds a speckled texture to the pattern and helps to reduce tracking, shading and shedding. All of the outstanding benefits of the Moonwalk Collection - including the exquisitely detailed construction, the soft yet hard-wearing pile fiber and the distinctive style of each design – are available at an incredible power-loomed price point that brings fashion to the forefront.

Features:

• Construction: Machine made
• Technique: Wilton woven
• Material: 100% Heat-Set Courtron™ Polypropylene Shag
• Origin: Belgium
• Collection: Moonwalk
• Pile height: 0.83"
• Face-to-face Wilton Woven
• Frieze Yarns Reduce Tracking and Shading
• Thick Surface Features Soothing Contemporary Motifs
• Primary Color: Dark Blue
• Secondary Colors: Ash, Ash Grey, Black, Sand & White

About Couristan

For over 75 years Couristan, Inc. has been a powerful name in the area rug and broadloom industry. Owned by the Couri family for two generations and operated today by brothers George G. Couri, Chairman and Ron J. Couri, CEO and President, the company prides itself on having the most exquisite handmade and power-loomed floor coverings available from anywhere around the world.

Founded in 1926 by brothers Basil J. Couri and George J. Couri, and appropriately named "Couri Brothers," the company began its humble beginnings by importing fine handmade area rugs from Persia. According to Ron Couri, Couristan's CEO and President, importing area rugs from Persia was a difficult task. "I remember listening to my father and uncle's travel stories. First they took a ship to England, then another to the continent. Once in Europe they took the Orient Express and then drove through the desert to Persia. They finally arrived 32 days later. It was quite an adventure."

The first area rugs imported by the company were a few shipments of Sparta Rugs from Smyrna. At the time, the company began affixing "Couristan" trademark labels to the back of each and every rug it imported. This mark was composed from the family's surname "Couri" and the frequently used suffix "stan", referring to the region of small weaving villages in which the company imported its rugs from. The company would quickly begin to broaden its horizons, as well as its area rug offerings by importing rugs from India in 1927.

In the 1930's, Couristan began importing handmade hooked rugs from China and braided rugs from Japan. At the time nearly 99 percent of the total production of Japan's floor coverings were being exported to the United States. According to Ron Couri, Couristan was regarded as one of the country's largest importers of Japanese braided rugs from the 1930's to the 1960's. During that time there wasn't much of a market for Oriental-design products in the United States, but through Couristan's ingenuity and extensive design development, the company was able to create a substantial marketplace for handmade Oriental area rugs.