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Inside Intimacy Portland

In May of 2018 Rug Star and Christiane Millinger Oriental Rugs and Textiles collaborated on the inaugural North American version of Rug Star’s noted...

Turquoise Mountain

A new collaborative project between the World Bank, LabelSTEP, and Turquoise Mountain seeks to empower women while simultaneously moving the Afghan...

Trailblazer | Tantalizing Tweed

As textural and familiar as a coarse and nubby couture tweed, as richly hued as a radiant sunset reflecting sea and shore, the perpendicular striae...

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WOW! Factor

What is it about a carpet that inspires an exuberant ‘Wow!’? Is it the color? The design? The material? The construction? Maybe it is as former rug...

A Change in Perspective

The oriental rug trade has changed tremendously over the past two decades, to the point where the description is no longer even politically correct. It has...

The Rugs and Carpets of Fallingwater

Inviting visitors to walk on the rugs and carpets of an architecturally significant home may seem at odds with preservation, but as Rug Insider...

The WRIGHT Look – Mimicking the look or the essence?

When researching ‘The Rugs and Carpets of Fallingwater,’ for our Summer 2018 issue, it immediately became apparent that given the current popularity of...

(Re)defining A Style Mid-Century Redux

Though Alicia Keshishian comes from an Armenian rug family well steeped in the trade of quintessentially ‘oriental’ carpets, her aesthetic is...

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Modern Love

Mid-Century Modern is a style that spans several decades and whose iconic aesthetic remains relevant even in this time. True period carpets differ...

Carpet and Rug News

Earhart Joins Amer as Regional Manager for North Carolina/South Carolina

Amer is delighted to announce an extension of their sales team. Mary Earhart is joining Amer as the Regional Manager for North Carolina/South Carolina and Virginia. Mary will be...