Exclusives
Proper Care and Cleaning
“A good quality wool rug or carpet will provide years of service with proper care and cleaning” is in one way or another a sentence that has been...
Cleaning Rugs in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey
In late August 2017 a calamitous hurricane caused massive flooding and destruction in Houston, Texas. As the city and region continues to rebuild,...
Illuminate Collective | Moroccan Redux
From the earliest days of the rug and carpet industry, stories have been told of itinerate rug traders traveling to far off lands at first to...
Exploring Viscose
The mere utterance of its name alone is enough to elicit controversy. On one hand there are those who love to hate upon it, on the other are those...
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Being Green
RUG INSIDER presents a selection of complementary colored carpets which remind it’s not easy to be green.
Snow Deluxe
Belgian firm HOC-Design (pronounced as individual letters) made its North American debut during the Fall 2017 New York The Rug Show. With strong...
Romancing the Carpet
Rug Insider takes you behind the scenes to examine the making of a Nepali-Tibetan carpet as Josephine Ford talks about her process and her...
Spray through the Ages
When award-winning designer Emma Gardner first introduced her ‘Spray’ design during ICFF in 2003 it became an instant classic. As the design now...
Jan Kath | Common Threads
Inspired by a trove of darning samplers at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Kyle Clarkson from Jan Kath has designed a...
Carpet and Rug News
Amer Rugs Names John Mendez as Regional Manager NY/NJ
Amer Rugs announced the appointment of industry veteran John Mendez as the Regional Manager for the New York, New Jersey region.
Current Issue
RUG INSIDER'S 2018 SUMMER ISSUE covers the rug and carpet industry with a focus on quality, design, and an eye toward the future. Our current issue presents an in-depth look at Mid-Century Modern as we examine the rugs and carpets of the era and those inspired by the style, plus the summer’s hottest trends.
