DOMOTEX 2013 visitors voted "Diversity" by Angelo Contemporary Rugs, Belgium. as the people's favourite. Representing the diversity of humanity, the rug is handknotted from recycled wool and viscose. The designers say Diversity "stands up for the idea that it is only...
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2013 Carpet Design Awards – Winners
Announced Sunday at DOMOTEX 2013, we congratulate the winners of the international 2013 Carpet Design Awards:
2013 Carpet Design Awards Announced Today
Snow showers today in Hannover, Germany, but inside Domotex there must be a few rug designers sweating. Why? Because at 1600 local time it's drum roll please for the announcement of the winners of the Eighth Annual International Carpet Design Awards. Shortlisted...
Courtauld Institute of Art annual book sale – design and more – opens 2nd October
Each year your scribe looks forward to her alma mater's annual used, vintage, and rare book sale at Somerset House on the Strand in London. Tuesday October 2nd is the public opening of the 2012 Courtauld Institute of Art book scrum err, sale. Rugby lingo is...
COVER selects favourite designs from Decorex International 2012
Fanfare Aaron Copland style please. It's time for your scribe's roll call of favourite carpets, rugs and textiles from Decorex International 2012. (In no particular order.) We Are Front "exceptional rugs" will be opening their London showroom in Spring 2013. At...
COVER stand at Decorex 2012 enhanced by JD Staron’s Reverie tapestry
Yesterday was the first day of Decorex, and the rain held off long enough to allow us exhibitors to stroll the promenade of the Royal Chelsea Hospital, amble up a grand allée of trees, and ultimately enter the grand "tent". The COVER stand is adorned with a gorgeous...
Decorex 2012 – day two observations
The COVER stand is located next to the necessaries, but your scribe quickly discovered this is no negative, but rather makes for a primo location. Sooner or later everyone crosses in front of the COVER stand at which point they are ensnared by your scribe's silky...
Veedon Fleece myth, magic and carpet excellence at Decorex 2012
Ladurée macarons are delectable twin petite pastry shells of delicately baked almond paste joined by a liminal layer of creamy ganache. The fame of these teatime treats is global. Offered in a range of flavours and corresponding colours, they form an exquisite palette...
A time capsule of quiet, quality design at Decorex 2012
What do an iPhone 4S, a tin of anchovies, and a "good" bottle of 2012 Burgundy have in common? Sir Terence Conran, founder of London's Design Museum, chose these objects as his contribution to the museum's time capsule. Spaded into the ground today at the...