Give your floor a modern rug
May 21, 2020
Give your floors something to shout about with our super - cool range of wool rugs Forget drab, boring and dreary - homes deserve much better this season and what better way to add colour and pattern to the home than using stylish and affordable rug where you decide the colours for each of the […]
Read ArticleWalking on Art
May 14, 2020
With fall in the air, people are thinking about options on how to warm their homes. Laura Kirar, an interior and product designer with offices in Manhattan and Miami, suggests focusing on the floor. Hardwood, ceramic tile or concrete can feel nothing but chilly in the winter, and short of installing under floor heating. Soft […]
Read ArticleSnowflakes that stay on my nose and also bespoke rug?
May 11, 2020
Here at rug designer we can do any shape, size, pattern and colour. If you have an idea for an original rug for your bed room, hall, living room then be can do it for you. If you visit our bespoke rug page on the website there will be more details on there for you […]
Read ArticleRoyal Standard Chapter 1
May 9, 2020
The facts about the Royal Standard are amazing. Its one of the greatest accumulations of Art on this planet running to Millions of objects. Assembled in the last 500 - 600 years, it includes almost everything there is, including Rugs, mainly Persian Rugs. But also included paintings, silver, sculpture, manuscripts, books, armour tapestries and textiles. […]
Read ArticleRug Tufting Frame
April 29, 2020
The method in which we make our rugs is called Hand Tufting. The tufting frame we use for our rugs is 17 meters long and 5 meters wide, however that doesn't mean we can't achieve a greater width. Recently we made a 6.5 meter diameter rug for the Royal Exchange in Manchester, this was a […]
Read ArticleRug Origins
April 25, 2020
The tradition of woven floor coverings has existed for centuries. The oldest surviving carpet, the well documented Pazyryk carpet is more than two thousand years old, it is a miracle that it is still in a reputable state. The weave of the carpet is of such a high quality it is obvious that carpet weaving […]
Read ArticlePakistani rug makers hit by the flood.
April 24, 2020
The people of Winnipeg, canada, who are buying handmade rugs from Pakistan could be throwing out a lifeline for about 200 flooded-out artisan families- more work. "That's what they want," said Yousaf Chaman, the director of the Mennonite Central Committee's rug program. Chaman, the Pakistan-born and raised American helps run a fair trade program for […]
Read ArticleRugs to clear and new designer rugs
April 20, 2020
Her at rug designer we have some beautifully designed rugs to clear. They are all rather nicely sized rugs that can fit in to most living rooms. If you are looking for a cool and fashionable rug at a discounted price then click on our clearance rug section of our website. We are very lucky […]
Read ArticleRugs tailored to you
April 12, 2020
There are a lot of boring rugs on the market these days, flat, square, with no texture... At rug designer we can make rugs interesting. We can cut into you rug, circles, squares, whatever or say you want a bold shaped rug, we can make it happen. We currently have bespoke rugs in store at […]
Read ArticleNew colour range for our modern rugs
April 11, 2020
Here's a sneak preview of our new colour range, having only had 24 colours in the past to work work. In 6 weeks time we'll have 48 colours. We do also offer a colour matching service. However we were doing so many colour matches. It made sense to expand the colour range so we're not […]
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