Alia Kate founded Kantara in 2008 after falling in love with the art, design, and individual stories woven into each of the rugs. While living in Morocco in 2006, she became thoroughly inspired by the tenacity of the women weavers, their creativity, and their commitment to a craft that goes back generations and generations.
Alia started Kantara shortly after as a way to work directly with the artisans and support their economic development. She now works with weaving cooperatives throughout Morocco, custom ordering rugs for the showroom and for clients.
In 2019 she launched Kantara Tours and joined Smithsonian Journeys as one of their Morocco experts. She travels to Morocco at least twice a year, buying rugs, leading tours, and bringing back treasures for her Los Angeles Showroom.
Kantara is a fair trade design business specializing in Moroccan rugs for residential and commercial interiors.
Kantara, meaning "bridge" in Arabic, is deeply committed to fair and ethical trade.
Since 2008, we have worked directly with the same weaving cooperatives in rural Morocco. Thanks to our longstanding relationship with these highly skilled Moroccan artisans, we are able to curate and design rugs that both preserve the ancient weaving traditions while adding a modern touch.
Visit Kantara's Rug Journal to learn more about our Moroccan rugs, the artisans who made them, rug maintenance and so much more.
Read our JournalVisit our press page to see where Kantara rugs have been featured: appearing in VoyageLA; World of Interiors; T Magazine.
View our PressIn 2019, Alia launched Kantara Tours which offers 12-day tours and custom travel services throughout Morocco. Find out more here.
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