This is not a style that tolerates sloppy work. Designers are tasked with the difficult task of converting the finest paintings into a form that can be used to make rugs. Numerous colours woven into a high knot count are the only way to achieve a continuous flow of colour without the ‘blocky’ camouflage appearance of inferior counterparts. Disjointed colours have nowhere to hide in an abstract design. When there is no discernible pattern, the eye is drawn in almost entirely by colour. A successful abstract rug will be at home not only in its own right, but also in the context of the most sophisticated interior design schemes.