Custom Rugs

In the past investing in a custom-designed carpet was risky business. Colors were difficult to match and designs sometimes got lost in translation. Today, SHIVHON carpets helps take the guesswork out of custom creations by encouraging customers to bring in pieces of artwork and inspiration to be duplicated in green hand knotted fine carpets (prices start at $40 per square foot), in various choices of materials, including wool, silk and hemp. If a client has any design doubts? For just $50, we will whip up a swatch for client approval.

INVENTORY SALE

Spring is just around the corner and we are getting a jump-start on our spring-cleaning with an INVENTORY SALE. We have several rugs available for immediate delivery at a fraction of the retail cost. Help us clean our warehouse and get a great deal on a green hand knotted Tibetan Carpet. These will go fast! Call us for pricing and availability.

Aloha.

SHIVHON

808.381.5102

http://www.shivhon.com/

New Year...New Partnership

I am thrilled to announce that SHIVHON carpets may now be purchased at PANDE CAMERON in Seattle, Washington. I had the pleasure of visiting the showroom yesterday and spending some time with Brad Andonian.

The story of Pande Cameron began in 1924 when Colonel Guner Pande and Ernest H. Cameron started an importing business to bring the treasures of the Far East to this country, hiring an ambitious young man as their assistant. A quarter century of later that young man, Mihran Paul Andonian, bought the business and the Andonian family became the proud owners of Pande Cameron & Company of Seattle. Today the business is run by Charles (Dad) and Brad.

We welcome Brad and the entire team in Seattle to our ohana and look forward to servicing them with our hand knotted green carpets.

If you happen to be in the Seattle area please stop by the showroom and say hello.

Pande Cameron Seattle
333 Westlake Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 624 6263
Hours: Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm

Looking Back...Thinking Forward

Thank you for allowing SHIVHON carpets to work on your projects. From selecting the perfect rug to creating a one of a kind carpet that meets your budget. We've enjoyed the challenge and we're looking forward to getting even more creative in 2010.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The Shivhon Staff

The Gratitude Challenge

As we embark on this season of giving thanks SHIVHON carpets would like to take a moment to shower you with our gratitude and invite you to join us in our gratitude challenge.

At SHIVHON, we believe that sharing gratitude for everyday experience can revitalize our commitment to living life with Aloha. As a result, we invite you to spend a few minutes each day to count all of life’s little blessings. Our gratitude challenge is a 26 day challenge to help us take note of the brighter side of life. Each day we will set aside a few moments to list at least 5 things that we are grateful for. We invite you to do the same.

Day 1

Today we are grateful for the following…

1. Our loyal customers who trust us with their business.
2. The beautiful women who weave each and every one of our rugs.
3. The public’s growing awareness of how evertday choices impact our health and our planet.
4. Roberta Landman, Senior Editor, at Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine for featuring our rugs in our Living Green section (November 09 issue).
5. A beautiful day of waves and caressing tradewinds on the North Shore of Oahu.

We hope you decide to join us in this challenge. There is no better time to say thank you than during this early holiday season.

Aloha nui loa

Natural wool delivers, year after year after year

Americans of all ages spend an average of 90% of their time indoors, where the level of pollutants is often two to five times higher than it is outdoors and can be considerably higher. The air in most homes, schools and offices is already not what it should be, and as air quality worsens, so does health. Building air quality is certain to get worse if we keep making our buildings more air-tight without making sure that we maintain a healthful flow of fresh air and are very careful about what we put into our buildings.

While children are the most at risk (childhood asthma has increased 140% in the past 10 years), good air is important for everyone. Improved indoor environmental quality has been linked to improved productivity, higher test scores and even patient recovery rates.

There are two reasons that our indoor air quality is so bad:
• We don’t introduce enough fresh air from outdoors.
• We fill our spaces with toxic mixes of chemicals, organic matter and dust.


Natural hand knotted carpets are one simple way to improve the air quality in our homes.

Natural wool carpet is a healthy non-toxic alternative to standard nylon, olefin or other synthetic carpets that off-gass toxic chemicals, don't last very long and are not biodegradable. Wool carpets are: odor-free, renewable, longer lasting, fire-resistant, air purifying, softer, and biodegradable.

Natural wool ages gracefully, continually renewing itself and developing a rich patina as years pass. While synthetic fibers will become scratched, scarred and dull over time, wool carpets and rugs remain vibrant to the eye and supple to the touch.

Your style demands high design and high performance; natural wool delivers, year after year after year.

What makes SHIVHON carpets unique

Offering the highest levels of responsible design and craftsmanship, SHIVHON strives to preserve Tibet ’s centuries old carpet making traditions and art form without compromising quality or social responsibility.

CONSTRUCTION

Unlike most rugs now coming from Nepal , SHIVHON carpets continue the age-old traditions of true Tibetan weaving-- no shortcuts, no compromises

KNOT COUNT

The knot count states how many individual knots of wool are found in one square inch of a handmade rug. In essence, the knot count defines the rugs fineness. A higher knot count allows for more detail in the design while also providing a finer rug texture than that of a lower knot count. You can physically feel the fineness of a rug when you grab it and try to bend it. A rug with a very high knot count will bend quite easily. You can actually grab a section of a finer rug and crumple into one hand much like you would with a towel. You can be confident that the knot count of a SHIVHON carpet is accurate. Unlike many others, we do not exaggerate the number of knots so you can be certain that you will find 100 knots per square inch in one of our 100 knot rugs.

TIBETAN WOOL

SHIVHON carpets are made with the highest quality of Tibetan wool available. This wool comes from the sheep of the Tibetan plateau at an altitude of 16,000 ft. Long fibers, high lanolin content and the unique physical structure of Tibetan wool makes it the ideal choice for rug weaving.

DENSITY OF PACKING

After the weavers finish weaving a row of knots, the alternate warp shed is pulled forward and the weft is passed through, then pounded down hard on the row of knots. This takes time and is hard work but it is essential for strengthening the foundation of the rug. SHIVHONweavers pack each rug very tightly in order to strengthen the rug and offer the durability necessary for it to last generations.

NO STRONG CHEMICAL WASHES

Strong chemical washes strip the wool of its natural lanolin. The wash creates an immediate shine but only at the expense of the wool, which has been stripped of its natural lanolin and weakened by the strong chemicals. SHIVHON carpets are not washed with harsh chemicals. Rather, their beautiful shine naturally reveals itself after being polished through the exposure to light, air and, of course, passing feet!

NUMBER OF COLORS

SHIVHON offers an unprecedented number of colors to select from in our carpets.