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Carpet Materials and Care: How to Read One Specification
A care question is usually a materials question in disguise. Before anyone decides how a carpet should be cleaned, the record for that piece has to say what it is made of, how it was constructed, and where it will sit.
Read the piece, not the collection
A carpet collection groups designs that share a look. It does not make them interchangeable. Two rugs in the same family can differ in fibre, pile height and backing, and those three items decide what happens when soil, water or a cleaning method meets the surface. Start with the individual record for the design in front of you. It should list fibre, technique, backing, pile and reference size. If one of those is missing, that is the question to ask before anything else.
What a full-category catalogue contains
The ADA FLOOR carpet catalogue is organised into six visible families, covering handcrafted rugs, bespoke patterns, creative carpet patterns, woven fibre collections, outdoor weaves and area rug selections. Each family carries its own product and design images. A page may show a hand-finished piece or an artwork reference, and those two are not the same thing. An artwork reference records a design direction. A product photograph records a piece that was made. Neither one is a specification on its own.
Two viscose designs, read side by side
Paeonia is a deep blue rectangular rug in viscose, with irregular carved lines travelling through the pile and a reference format of 300 × 400 cm. Lobelia is a pale neutral rug, also viscose, with narrow vertical channels formed by relief carving, listed at 250 × 350 cm. The shared fibre gives a starting point for the material conversation. Beyond that, colour and pattern direction are separate decisions, taken against the upholstery, the floor finish and the light in the room.
Relief carving and cut-loop finishes change the surface
Where a design uses relief carving or a high-low cut-loop finish, the surface has raised and recessed areas. That structure changes how the pile reads in raking light and how it should be handled day to day. Hydrangea combines wool loop and lyocell with a high-low cut-loop finish, so its pattern changes in level as well as in colour. Jasminum lists viscose, wool loop and lyocell together over an ivory ground. Review care guidance for the actual combination of fibre, pile levels and backing.
Care guidance follows fibre, backing and setting
Cleaning advice has to be written for the exact fibre and backing, and for where the rug will be used. A piece in a hotel lobby, a bedroom and a covered terrace meets different conditions. ADA does not apply one cleaning rule across the catalogue, and no single method is put forward as suitable for every product. Ask for guidance for the specific design, the specific fibre and the specific setting, and settle it before installation rather than after a mark appears.
What to include in the request
Give the design name or reference, the fibre and backing as listed, the room or area type, the expected foot traffic, the cleaning equipment already in use, and any site rules that apply to the building. Add photographs of the floor and the surrounding finishes if the question concerns appearance. With those details, the answer can address the actual piece rather than a general type of carpet.