Roger Oates

With innovation and reinvention their bywords, Roger Oates have endured for over twenty years. Combining nineteenth century flatweave with modern, home-grown flooring and weaving methods, Roger Oates created a new reinvention of the traditional carpet design.

Their smart, and classic pure wool Venetian Flatweave rugs are designed and produced by hand by the finest craftsmen while retaining its distinctive twenty-first century chic and style, effectively merging the old ways and the new.

This meld of practicality and eye catching mix of colours raises Roger Oates carpets to a different standard of excellence, elevating the simple flatweave carpet covering to being the epitome of grand floor covering that has become a staple across Europe, North America and Australia.

Our Ethos

We believe in Good Design, that the products we make should be both beautiful and practical. We develop our products with an ethos firmly rooted in heritage and craftsmanship, using experimentation in colour, pattern and texture to maintain a contemporary edge.

We are committed to using the best possible materials and are proud of our British production.

Our Methods

Our runners are woven in the UK on specially adapted Hattersley looms using our own specially developed 100% Wool yarn that is spun and dyed in Yorkshire.

A skilled team of craftspeople are involved at every stage of production, with all finishing done by hand. Staying true to traditional techniques keeps our designs tethered to the people and processes involved in their production.

Innovation in Design

Our very first runners were hand woven, before traditional Hattersley fabric looms were modified to weave the heavy wool flooring, retaining the distinctive hand-woven quality and selvedge. The captivating striped designs quickly became popular, re-inventing flatweave flooring for the 20th century.

Since then our story has evolved and while we continue to revisit our rich archives, our strong design focus and desire to experiment moves us forward, connecting our heritage with contemporary design for the homes of the 21st century.