Does every Thibault Van Renne carpet come with a passport?

Yes. Every TVR hand-knotted carpet leaves the atelier with a holographic authenticity label sewn into the piece (TVR has done this on every carpet since 2014) and a QR-code certificate linked to a private record of the carpet. Both objects together form the passport.

Can I see the passport of a carpet online?

Only with the QR code. Each carpet has a private passport page reachable through the QR. The record is visible only to the person holding the QR (usually the owner). The records are not publicly indexed by design, the certificate belongs to the carpet, not to the internet.

What does a TVR passport contain?

Where applicable: the collection and design name, dimensions (length × width in cm and total area in m²), materials (which wool, which silk, whether Allo nettle is blended in, whether real 18-carat gold wire was used), production origin (which of the four TVR sourcing regions: Nepal, India/Rajasthan, Kashmir, Afghanistan-Pakistan corridor), photographs of the finished piece, where applicable the residence or project it was designed for, and a certificate text signed by Thibault Van Renne BV.

What happens if I lose the QR code?

Losing the QR does not lose the authenticity of the carpet, the holographic label sewn into the piece remains the primary authenticity object, and we keep the record in our system regardless. On request, we will reissue the QR from our records to the current owner.

How does the passport support repair decades later?

When a TVR carpet returns to our repair station in the Belgian atelier, sometimes decades after it was made, the passport's record gives us the original materials, dye notes, and design chart. That is what allows us to re-weave damaged sections invisibly with match-dyed yarn, recut to a new size, split a piece into two, or reshape it. Without the passport, none of that would be reproducible at the original quality.

Since when has TVR done this?

The holographic authenticity label with a hidden message has been on every TVR carpet since 2014. TVR was the first in the luxury hand-knotted carpet category to do this. The QR-code passport pairs to the same record system.

Rug Passport in 2026 | Holographic Authenticity + QR Certificate

Rug Passport in 2026

Every Thibault Van Renne hand-knotted carpet carries its own passport: a private record of the piece, the people who made it, and the materials it was made from. Two physical objects mark each carpet.

Both are still standard on every TVR carpet in 2026: the holographic label since 2014, and the private QR passport recording collection, materials, dimensions and origin.

What every TVR carpet carries

A holographic authenticity label, sewn into the carpet itself, carrying a hidden message. Each label is issued for one carpet only, and the hidden message is what separates a genuine label from a copy. Since 2014, every TVR carpet leaves the atelier with one (see Innovation 2014 for the story).
A QR-code certificate linked to a private passport page. Scanning the QR brings the current owner to the carpet's record: the collection, the materials, the dimensions, the production origin, and (where applicable) the project it was commissioned for.

The passport page itself is not public. Each carpet's record is visible only to the person holding the QR code: usually the owner, sometimes the interior designer or architect who commissioned the piece. That is the point: the certificate belongs to the carpet, not to the internet.

What the passport records

For each TVR hand-knotted carpet, the passport holds the following fields where they apply:

Collection and design name (for example, LEGENDS, Tenby; or a one-off commission name)
Dimensions (length × width in centimetres, and total area in square metres)
Materials: which wool, which silk, whether Allo nettle is blended in, whether real 18-carat gold wire was used (see Innovation 2018)
Production origin: which of our four regions wove the carpet (Nepal, India/Rajasthan, Kashmir, or the Afghanistan-Pakistan corridor; see Our Story for which region does what)
Photographs of the finished piece
Designed for: where applicable, the name of the residence, project, or commissioning party
Certificate text, signed by the atelier: Thibault Van Renne BV, Evergem, Belgium

Why a passport at all

A hand-knotted carpet is the kind of object a family keeps for decades. Two generations into a piece, the original purchase paperwork is often gone, and the owner may know the carpet is "a real TVR" but not be able to prove it. The passport is what stays with the carpet once the paperwork is gone:

Authenticity: proof, on demand, that the carpet is what it appears to be. Insurers ask for it, and so does any serious buyer on resale
Traceability: which region, which materials, which year. In a hand-knotted carpet, the materials and the origin are what the piece is
Repair: when a carpet comes back to our repair station in the Belgian atelier decades later, the passport identifies the exact piece, so we can pull the original dye notes and design chart from our records and match the repair invisibly

How the system works in practice

The holographic label is sewn in at the end of the production process (after washing, drying, stretching, and hand-carving; see the ten production crafts)
The QR code is paired to the carpet's serial number in our record system at the same time
When the carpet ships, the owner receives the QR alongside the piece. The QR is the key. If it is lost, the carpet is no less authentic; we simply issue a new one from our records on request
The label and the QR record together form the passport. Both belong to the carpet for as long as the carpet exists

Rug Passport in 2026

Rug Passport in 2026

What every TVR carpet carries

What the passport records

Why a passport at all

How the system works in practice

See also

More from the atelier