Modern rugs are in high demand in the area rug market and flooring fashion industry. Machine made rugs never match the quality and nice feeling a hand-knotted rug can provide. Nepal and Tibet hand-knotted rugs are a natural response for the Western quest for a quality hand-knotted rug in fine material but modern designs. Nepal and Tibet rugs are modern-design hand-knotted rugs suitable for modern settings. They are very high quality rugs and often use a mix of wool and natural silk