<p>Like a Zen sand garden for your room, the <strong>Couristan Super Indo-natural Astra Rug</strong> is filled with circular designs and soothing colors. This area rug is hand-crafted in India of the finest blend of undyed and natural virgin wools, features luxuriously thick pile, and is available in several size options.</p> <br /> <p><strong>About Couristan Rugs</strong><br />For 80 years, Couristan, Inc. has been a powerful name in the area rug and broadloom industry. Owned by the Couri family for two generations and operated today by brothers, the company prides itself on having the most exquisite handmade and power-loomed floor-coverings available from anywhere around the world. Founded in 1926 by two brothers and appropriately named "Couri Brothers," the company began its humble beginnings by importing fine handmade area rugs from Persia. The first area rugs imported by the company were a few shipments of Sparta Rugs from Smyrna. At the time, the company began affixing "Couristan" trademark labels to the back of each and every rug it imported. The company would quickly begin to broaden its horizons, as well as its area rug offerings, by importing rugs from India in 1927. In the 1930s, Couristan began importing handmade hooked rugs from China and braided rugs from Japan.</p>