Among the most recent and innovative discoveries in the textile sector is silk which derives from bamboo plants. The hollow structure of its fiber gives the material isolative properties, making it highly breathable while conserving heat at the same time. Soft and lustrous, it is similar to, and a valid alternative to silk.
The rapid growth of the bamboo plant avoids devastating deforestation, making it ecofriendly. Bamboo silk carpets are resistant, hypoallergenic and do not pill.
The bamboo silk is produced from spun cellulose fibre which has been extracted from the crushed pulp of bamboo canes. After extraction, the cellulose is then left to dry. Once dried, it is expelled to a become a soft silky fibre. The construction methods of bamboo silk rugs are the same; hand tied knots onto cotton foundations that create unique designs with vibrant and rich colours.
One advantage of bamboo fibre is it’s overall sustainability. The bamboo stems are cut, not the whole plant so that the roots can regrow for additional harvesting. The yarn is also highly absorbent allowing dyes to take easily, producing interesting and exciting colours, with a tendency to create some very striking shading effects. To add onto this, bamboo silk is said to be naturally anti-microbial, although the benefits to this are currently open for debate.
As stated earlier, bamboo fibre yarn is very absorbent and hygroscopic, providing stunning shading effects. However, this could be a concern to owners of Kamet silk rugs, due to the absorbent nature of the fibre spillages could be an issue. Swift action is advised in order to prevent spillages from causing damage and discolouration due to the wool and silk having different absorption rates.
Why Bamboo Carpets?
1- Easy Cleaning – Bamboo is easy to clean, just mop/ wipe with a cloth
2- Easy Storage – Roll/fold the mat easy to store
3- Easy to Maintain – These mats are so easy to clean that one does not need to spend moolah on dry cleaning, unlike cotton/ wool rugs.
4- Pet-Friendly – Bamboo is pet-friendly as it does not collect any dust or pet hair.
5- Healthy & Cleaner Homes – Bamboo is naturally anti-microbial, it eliminates and prevents over 70% of bacteria that attempt to grow on it. A typical carpet contains roughly 200,000 bacteria per square inch on average, making it technically 4,000 times germier than a toilet seat.
6- Eco-friendly – Unlike cotton, pesticides and other chemicals need not be used while cultivating bamboo making it more eco-friendly. Bamboo is naturally biodegradable and, therefore, can be used in compost for use in gardens and other natural settings
7- Elegant looking – The wooden look of bamboo mats gives an elegant wooden flooring feel to your home/ office.
Positive Energy – Just like the lucky bamboo, bamboo furnishings also brings positive vibes when you meditate or pray on a bamboo floor mat.
Where Should I buy Bamboo Carpets?
You can buy bamboo carpets from many carpet stores in Turkey. The quality and production technique of the carpets you buy is very important. For this reason, when you ask the question of where to buy a bamboo carpet, we recommend that you examine the carpet in detail and buy it.
Eko Halı
Eko Halı, took its first steps in the sector in 1994 with modern rug & kilim manufacturing and export and has increased its capacity through distribution in the domestic market in line with import activities which it started in 1998.
It has created its production projects with the principle of “FOCUS ON MANUFACTURING THE UNAVAILABLE” since 2000 and it has achieved a position of being able to realize comprehensive projects in line with mass production with monthly manufacturing capacity of 30.000 m2, 65.000 m2 stock on hand, confidence in customer relations, corporate service and fast delivery.
It sustains its activities for offering high quality and fast service for machine-woven rugs and hand-woven rugs, hand finished loom rugs, kilims, rugs for children & babies, natural & artificial leather rug collection, patchwork rugs, shaggy rugs and the ONNO collection which removes the limits in customer demand to domestic and foreign sales points with competitive prices. In addition to designing and manufacturing its own collections, manufactures special collections for many corporate firms which it has incorporated in its portfolio in recent years.
Furthermore Eko Halı takes part in projects of boutique hotels and residences with the companies in architecture sector with which it is in continuous communication. It is attentive to use natural raw materials in majority of its existing collections while creating its production and quality policy particularly considering the effect of the products used in living spaces on human health and the environment in which we breathe.
Eko Halı represents our country abroad through the fairs it participates at the same time and has been exporting its products to Germany, United States of America, Albania, Azerbaijan, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, China, India, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Kazakhistan, Cyprus, Kosovo, Lebanon, Egypt, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Portugal, Ukraine, Russia, Greece.
Eko Halı makes stable progress on its current route owing to its high production and stock capacity, corporate service and confidence in customer relations while focusing on manufacturing the unavailable with its high sensitivity toward humanity and the nature.
Dilek Halı
Dilek Halı is world-class firm which started production with single-shuttle looms erected in Gaziantep in 1981 by the Şakı family and renewed its weaving system from day to day and keeps producing carpets with the latest technology.
Having worked with a production capacity of 100 m2 per day in the 1980s, Dilek Halı has today reached a carpet production capacity of 3.000.000 m2 per year with state-of-the-art looms. At present, the firm exports to 35 countries all over the world and serves an average of 1100 sub-dealers, 12 being main dealers at home.
CREA HALI
Thanks to the “Special Measurement Carpet” produced for the first time in the world with the signature of Crea Carpet, you will now be able to organize your home according to your home, not your carpet.
It is the carpet where you specify the shape, the type of edge, the dimensions yourself and are prepared specifically for your order within 1 day and sent to your address.
Ipek Mekik Carpet
Ipek Mekik Carpet, which has been operating since 1972, is committed to making production with its modern and technological machinery park, with a wide range of quality and wide product range and to make its customers better quality production day by day, and bil Respect for the Environment ros, ros Respect for the Employees “and ye Respect for the Consumers.
İpek Mekik Carpet; Ipek Mekik Carpet, which is the producer of the most admired models every year among the carpet collections due to the rising production volume chart, is growing day by day with the development of existing markets and new markets in addition to exporting to many countries.
Our aim is; Inde Respect to the Environment and Nature ış never lose its understanding, by employing specialized personnel, expanding the machine park day by day and producing large collections in rich color alternatives, to produce masterpieces worthy of the places of our valuable customers.
Reform Halı
Reform Halı was founded in 2003 to manufeacture ‘HANDMADE LOOKING MACHINE MADE RUGS’ at Usak.
The company as Trend Halı San. Ve Tic. A.S. Is the sister company of ÖZİPEK HALI A.Ş. Which is Turkey’s biggest SILK HANDMADE CARPET manufacturer since 1950. Also, Özipek had Guinness Record with the 24×24=576 not quality at 1988.
Reform Halı exported 80%of the production to USA from 2003 to 2009. The company got AMERICA’S MAGNIFICENT CARPETS AWARDS in 2006 & 2007 with the collections Usak & Himalaya.
At 2009 Reform Halı started to wholesale & retail in Turkey. Today there are 11 showrooms & 300 corners in all over the Turkey. With the 67 years of ÖZİPEK & 14 years of REFORM HALI experience, the company had a wide product range as follows:
WOOL HANDMADE LOOKING MACHINE MADE RUGS
BAMBU HANDMADE LOOKING MACHINE MADE RUGS
POLYESTER MACHINE MADE MADE RUGS
PP MACHINE-MADE RUGS
ACRYLIC MACHINE-MADE RUGS
PATCHWORK RUGS
VINTAGE RUGS
MACHINE TUFT RUGS
HANDTUFT RUGS
TURKEY’S FIRST PERSONALIZED CARPET BRAND
Massimo has been established within the ‘Dolce Vita Carpet’, which has a long history with 40 years of carpet experience of the Taşkıran family, in order to take its place among the brands we define as “Luxury Brands” in the world.
Our Premium and Custom Made carpets, which are made only from natural yarns in our product range, are made with the goal of being the first world brand to come out of Turkey. Produces natural fibers such as tencel, viscon, bamboo, wool in special patterns and special sizes for yachts, jet, hotels and houses.
The Massimo brand is the first brand in its class in Turkey.
Massimo Carpet, on a project basis and in accordance with the order from the customer engaged in site specific design, functionality and comfort as well as to ensure the perfect rug helps to give an extraordinary touch to the place you want
