Winner of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2022 Venice Biennale, Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña is finally receiving global recognition. Denna Jones reviews Vicuña’s new commission at Tate Modern London
Rugs & Carpets
Liz Collins: Mischief in Rochdale
Mischief, an exhibition of work by New York-based artist and designer Liz Collins is about to open at Touchstones Rochdale
Jamie Stern Carpet’s National Rug Design Contest
A group think to create ‘a little fun’ led to Jamie Stern Furniture, Carpet & Leather’s inaugural National Rug Design Contest
Four destination showrooms for rugs
There is no substitute for seeing handmade rugs in the flesh before you buy or commission a bespoke piece. With so much on offer, presenting a multitude of options in an orderly and stylish manner can be a real challenge. Here are four international showrooms, as...
Four rooms defined by rugs
Long gone are the days when the floor was the ignored dimension of a room, a neutral offset to enhance other design elements. Today, handmade rugs have staked out their claim as effortless centrepieces of an interior. They frequently form the starting point for...
Precious Minimalism by Kristiina Lassus
Milan-based designer Kristiina Lassus’ work exudes a quiet elegance. The rugs are minimal in detail but rich in historical and ethnographical reference. The understated patterns are suggestive of places and times, there are subconscious references to aesthetics...
Twelve Tempting Textile Gifts for Christmas 2014
Denna Jones Our eclectic range of twelve textile related gifts includes three experiential gifts – exhibitions in London, New York, and Berlin. Whether for others or yourself, there’s something here for everyone. On the border of the Blenheim Palace estate lies the...
Campaign for Wool Warms Up Southwark Cathedral
Denna Jones Lovers of wool are legging it around the capital to catch events, workshops and exhibitions allied to Campaign for Wool’s fifth annual UK Wool Week (6-12 October 2014). Knit-a-thon at Brora (and a Twitter auction to win the blanket outcome), meet the Maker...
Vintage Tattoos translated into FLOOR_STORY rugs
Denna Jones Permanent markings ritually inked onto faces, biceps, backs, forearms and most surfaces of the human body, hold an enduring fascination unequalled by other forms of bodily adornment. In some cultures the act is less “ritual” and more “right of passage”...