Nawang Lama, CEO of Nepal Rug Company Pvt. Ltd has been in Rug making business since 1990. Rug making is his most intimate passion. He grew up with the Tibetan traditional and contemporary concept of weaving the finest handmade rugs. His work in the field of producing some of the finest rugs have been acknowledged in the forms of awards and letters of appreciation. To make the story short, some of his works and concepts, which can be seen in this website, is a well blended art of ancient tradition and modern world.

Nawang Lama supports the social issues relating to the production of rugs. He strongly believes in the idea of emancipation of child workers and in sharing his achievements with his weavers and society at large. He is a member of various organizations related to rug and social welfare like Nepal Rugmark Foundation, Care & Fair Nepal, Central Carpet Association of Nepal, Nepal Carpet Exporter’s Association, etc.

Nawang Lama has been regularly attending various international trade shows like Atlanta Area Rug Show, Domotex Fair, various show rooms of his clients abroad. This has tremendously made him a versatile in the understanding of the customer’s pulse.


Patan Karnali is one of the leading manufacturer of finest Tibetan area rugs and carpets from Nepal. The company was established in July 1992 and started with 50 looms. Over the years, the company has grown in every field. Our first carpet was exported to Switzerland in the winter of 1992. In the following year, we started exporting to Germany, where we still have major business. We also export to the United States, Austria, Belgium, Sweden and Canada. We are proud to say that our custom rugs are doing wonders in the United States and we have many new designs in the pipeline for the US markets, in particular, in addition to the custom orders.

The company uses only vegetable dyes and Swiss metal-complex dyes, which produces a luminous spectrum of new and vibrant color effects. Sizes ranges from 2'x 3 feet to 10' x 14 feet, including runners of any length. Since the company is specialized in producing the finest custom rugs, you are most welcome to place order for any custom design, color and sizes up to 26' x 36 feet.

Leading international designers, importers and retailers have specified Patan Karnali Carpets for variety of high-end.

Patan Karnali is known not only for its innovation in design and color palettes but also as an industry leader in its strict adherence to social responsibilities in the facilities. We are member of RUGMARK NEPAL and Care & Fair Nepal, organizations that issues the recognized certification for assuring that carpets are free of child labor.