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Gift for Life Announces Top 2024 Donors
Gift for Life announced its list of top 2024 donors, recognizing 43 individuals and companies that have contributed between $500 and $10,000+ during this calendar year. The announcement is part of Gift for Life's continued commitment to acknowledge its generous supporters through a tiered recognition program, launched in 2023.
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RI EXCLUSIVE: Fall Markets In Review
It is the beginning of October, and the New York-New Jersey area rug industry is still abuzz from the excitement of the two major Fall Market trade...
Zollanvari's Diversification
Zollanvari International returned to the recent Maison&Objet Paris, September 5 – 9, 2024. Located on one of the main red-carpet aisles in the...
An Ancient Craft in the 21st Century
“We already have close relations with our factories,” observes Daisy Barquist of Tamarian, “but we are NOT in Nepal 24/7!” She and her colleagues...
Dover Rug Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary
Dover Rug and Home is one of the select few area rug companies that has been around for over three decades and has grown from one store into...
RI EXCLUSIVE: The RI Report Fall 2024 Market Preview
We are entering Fall 2024, with the sweltering summer heat behind us and the welcome return of more temperate weather. This comes along with the...
DESIGN TIME
We had the privilege of speaking with two Portland, OR-based interior designers who are at different points in their careers. Kinsey Bagwell is...
Antique Tapestries
The European Art Form of the 16th - 19th Centuries Is the Hot New Wall Decor Choice of the 21st Century There is a saying, “what’s old is new...
Oriental Weavers Marks 35th Anniversary
USA division of global operation celebrates ongoing legacy as area rug industry’s key resource This year marks a major milestone for not just one...
Play Ball! katie merz x Kalaty
PLAY BALL! (or tennis or golf or go cycling…) With outdoor sports and the Paris Olympics on millions of minds around the world this summer, it is no...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Summer in the City
What’s Hot this Summer in the New York City Area Rug Sector? Summer brings with it many things. For most people, it’s the time when kids are off...
A Care and Cleaning Guide for Antique Rugs | The Original Sustainable and Green Carpet
In the Summer 2024 issue of RUG INSIDER, we discussed the sustainability in the world of area rugs, and the idea of “Going Green.” For the portion...
Jane Rohr, The Scarab | Dealer to Dealer
There is poetry in knots. A thread that connects us from material, to color, to form. The right rug stirs the subconscious. You almost don’t know...
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