Plain white and flat-woven: the Alia has no pattern to speak of, just the grain of the weave doing the work. As a round jute rug it gives a kitchen a calm spot to stand on, and the plain white colour keeps the look light.

• 100% jute, with a jute backing
• Woven by hand in India
• Flat weave
• Round, plain white
• Fine over underfloor heating

The weave is worked on the loom with warp and weft forming the structure, so you see the texture rather than a design. That flat surface is why the Alia suits a kitchen: a chair moves over it more easily. The circle shape also softens a room with lots of straight worktops, and it can balance a square floor too. Alia is a jute rug in the truest sense, since the pile and the back are both jute. If you'd rather see a different shade first, the same model comes in blue, grey, green, light brown and taupe. Measure the floor in front of the worktop before you decide which size to pick. By the sink, the white Alia offers the same easy flat weave you get with our Kitchen Rugs.

Keeping the white Alia clean

Jute likes to stay dry, so vacuum with the brush switched off and skip any steam. Soak up a spill with kitchen roll straight away so no ring is left behind, just as our care guide recommends for jute. Alia in white stays flat on tiles with a thin anti-slip pad underneath.