Malayer rugs come from a group of villages between Hamadan and the Arak weaving centres, and they blend the sturdy, single-wefted village weave of the region with unusually fine, elegant designs. The result is a rug that is both hard-wearing and refined, often in smaller and runner sizes that layer beautifully into modern interiors.

Antique Malayers frequently carry the Herati design or small repeating motifs in soft, well-aged colour, and they are prized as characterful, good-value village weaving.