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About Turkmen Tekke Carpet (Gül Medallion)

The Tekke carpet is Central Asia's most disciplined red-on-red weaving tradition. Each octagonal gül medallion is a tribal signet — knotted into madder-dyed wool at roughly 750,000 knots per prayer rug — declaring ownership of the tent, the lineage, the land.

This design system channels the Akhal Tekke aesthetic: saturated madder-and-cochineal red fields, navy indigo outlines, cream wool highlights, and an absolute prohibition on curves. Every line steps at 0°, 45°, or 90°. The result is a digital surface that feels like a museum-quality rug — mineral-stable, centuries-proven, unapologetically geometric.

Learn more about the Turkmen Tekke Carpet (Gül Medallion) style

Origin
Turkmenistan (Akhal oasis, Merv, Yomut steppe)
Era
18th–early 20th century (peak: 1850–1900 pre-Soviet Akhal Tekke ateliers)
Key figures
Aleksandr Felkerzam · Werner Loges · Jon Thompson
Movements
Turkmen tribal weaving · Central Asian gül tradition · Tekke school

Turkmen Tekke Carpet (Gül Medallion) design spec

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Typography

MarcellusHeadings
Cormorant GaramondBody
JetBrains MonoMono
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