Field to Fiber Rugs

Treading Lightly on the Earth

From field to fiber to the heart of your home.

Our 100% pure New Zealand wool rugs are cultivated to reinforce the connections with artists, farmers and craftspeople. Sustainably sourced and ethically made – with care in every step.

Through Many Hands

Around the World to You

Three countries. Three cultures. One extraordinary fiber. eye heart hand® was born from a convergence of experience, mastery, and hope — and the belief that a rug can be as honest as the hands that made it.Every rug begins at High Peak Station, a 10,000-acre farm in the New Zealand highlands, where shepherd Hamish Guild raises the sheep whose wool makes it all possible. That wool travels to India, to the Ansari family's GoodWeave®-certified atelier, where master artisans hand construct each piece with quiet precision. When a rug leaves their hands, it carries three signatures: the designer, the shepherd, the rugmaker.We hold the Earth in trust — borrowed from our children and their children, fragile and generous at once. Our practice is shaped by two questions we return to always: What do we take out? What do we put back? The answers guide every fiber, every knot, every choice.

Animal Welfare

eye heart hand rugs are as pure as their natural origins. We use only the finest sheep wool sourced from the Guild Family’s High Peak Estate, high above the Canterbury Plains of New Zealand. Regenerative Farming is a practice that is carried forward from generation to generation.

Ethical Supply Chain

Each rug is hand made and hand numbered by GoodWeave® certified artisans in a fourth-generation rug making facility in India. Each master-rug-maker-approved eye heart hand rug receives a label hand signed by the designer, the shepherd, and the rug maker.

Superior Quality

The exquisite strong wool is carefully shorn only once a year at maximum staple length, contributing to its strength, spring, and smoothness. It is specially hand-selected so only the finest quality fibers make it into our rugs.

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Infinite Awakening

“When you love what you do, and draw from that deep well of joy to fuel the creative process, you end up sending this positivity out into the world.”
~ Kate Spain

“The rugs I design for eye heart hand aspire to bring artful beauty to the landscape of your home. From my backyard garden to memorable travel, I combine timeless geometries and hand-drawn motifs in lyrical compositions that re-awaken our personal spaces. The feeling is light, airy, neutral and natural to complement the beautiful materials and the purity of their origin.”

New Zealand Purity and Best Practices

Rugged Pure

Guilds of High Peak Estate wool is the only wool in an eye heart hand rug.

This luxurious wool reflects the purity of its origin – the Guild family’s 10,000 acre High Peak Estate on the South Island of New Zealand – its sparkling streams fed by the Southern Alps, the clear mountain air, grassy range, and sunny peaks immediately east of the Rakaia Gorge called the windiest place in New Zealand. Ideal conditions for growing some of the smoothest, springiest, and whitest strong wool on the planet.

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Shearing the wool from the Perendale sheep is done annually with great care at High Peak (see the video above). The Guilds care for their sheep, per the highest standards for animal welfare, 365 days a year. The Animal Protection Index ranks New Zealand grade "A". That puts New Zealand among just 4 nations, among 50 graded worldwide, to earn the highest grade for protecting animals and promoting animal welfare.

The Guilds' High Peak Estate's wool production and wool meet or exceed the strict standards set by EU Ecolabel accreditation and the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) in collaboration with Wools of New Zealand (WNZ). eye heart hand is a proud partner of WNZ.

Sustainability + Biodiversity

High Peak’s nimble Perendale sheep roam outdoors year round, covering 2 to 3 km a day, sometimes up to 10. They forage on organic grasses and clover (the Guild family insists on everything being natural). The High Peak wool is shorn carefully once a year at maximum staple length, 10 to 15.5 cm, and thickness, 30 to 36 microns (note that an average human hair is approximately 60 microns).The Guilds are renowned stewards of the land. They are the 2024 recipients of the Ballance Farm Environment Award “Regional Supreme Winner” for the Canterbury Region; and, for all of New Zealand, the 2024 winners of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy and the 2024 National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing. James and Anna Guild established High Peak Estate in 1973. In 2020, James completed nine years as the chair of the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust. That organization partners with landowners to protect 400,000+ acres of threatened native biodiversity, including 450 acres at High Peak.

A Handmade Collaboration

Crafted Harmony

GoodWeave Certified

Our artisan collaborators in India – from the spinners in Bikaner, to the dyers in Bhadohi, and finally to the rug makers in Panipat – tell us that they have never felt or worked with a wool of this quality. The long staple and soft texture bring definition and structure to the rugs while the natural brightness and luster of the wool make colors clearer and richer.With fine skills and great care, our artisans hand create and hand number each GoodWeave certified eye heart hand rug. This certification is the best assurance that no child or forced labor was used in the making of our rugs, and that your purchase of an eye heart hand rug supports programs that invest in children’s health, education, and ensures decent work for adults.

Commercial Partnerships

Interior Designers, Architects, Project Design Managers

Custom Hospitality Projects
B2B Licensing

In response to shifting global trade economics and our commitment to protecting our artisan supply chains, we are focusing exclusively on commercial partnerships, licensing, and custom projects.We have designed custom installations for luxury hospitality clients including Delamar Greenwich Harbor, and partner with interior designers, architects, and brands who require something genuinely extraordinary.Our sample squares will help you take the guesswork out of your client presentations. Give your client the chance to see the color and feel the quality of our luxury rugs.

Custom Installations

Shown here: Three custom projects for the Delamar Greenwich Harbor Hotel ~ the landmark waterfront destination lauded by Condé Nast Traveler, Harper’s Bazaar, and others. The Delamar team selected our custom rugs for their beauty, comfort, and performance.

In addition, they value our living commitment to ethical practices in the sourcing and to the meticulous craftsmanship that goes into each of our field-to-floor rugs.

We’d be pleased to hear from you.

Contact

For design archives, custom project inquiries, or licensing discussions:
Pete Spain, COO
(203) 212-6238
Bridgeport, Connecticut