May 8 2012
Day two of the shoot, and everyone is up early to make the most of the glorious desert light.
A bird looks on with a mocking eye as it takes 5 people to unload the enormous Damascus Grey.
The uninterrupted clear blue sky and sandy dunes have inspired the team, and they persevere deeper into the desert to create the final shot.
Before catching the plane home, a quick trip to the nearby bazaar to discover the local craftsmen and their wares.
Look out for the final shots in the Studio Collection brochure, out soon…
Apr 20 2012
Housed in a former tie factory spazio Rossana Orlandi continues to present beautifully curated new and original design.
The Beetley collection by London company Sé.
The Crystal Bala hollow table is a new twist for the Sé Bala collection.
The Crate Collection by Garth Roberts for Antique Mirror.
As well as instigating a new hub for design and living called MOST in the breathtaking Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia , Tom Dixon‘s energy never waivers and he managed to design an enchanting labyrinth of lights, with a Gelato stop mid-way for weary design pilgrims.
His new Etch Light Web Copper bobbed ethereally in a white room.
Fin lights by Tom Dixon in a hall of mirrors.
As if that weren’t enough, has also launched a line of accessories called Eclectic by Tom Dixon , featuring everyday objects like these beautiful bashed copper bowls.
New on the scene is New Zealand design company Resident.
Their Oud Lamp by Nat Cheshire is particularly striking.
Wallpaper* Magazine launched its third Handmade exhibition at the Brioni headquarters, celebrating craftsmanship with lovingly made collaborations by some of the world’s best designers.
A Louis Vuitton tent at Wallpaper* Handmade.
Sew Your Own stationery by Michael Nash + Sion and Fedrigioni.
A ‘live’ painting by Dutch artists Gijs Fielding and Job Wouters that was painted during the show.
Chocolate by Marou and Rice Creative.
Wrapping and printed notebooks by Postalco.
Apr 19 2012
We are in Milan, where the future of design takes over the old Italian city for one week every year.
Here are some of our design highlights from the 2012 Salone del Mobile.
Paris concept store Merci has packed its suitcases and set up a temporary space in Zona Tortona filled with new products and vintage pieces.
Continuing the French theme, a collective of leading designers calling themselves France Design display some of the new up and coming designers graduating from the country. Here is Ich&Kar‘s fresco that wrapped around the room like a cabinet of curiosities of graphics and design.
Jaime Hayon created a typically exuberant Hayon world in Lambrate.
A golden penguin, the latest addition to his zoo, surveys the installation
One of Hayon’s sketches.
Zaha Hadid and Citco created an etherial secret garden consisting of humble woven huts that housed glistening crystal palaces.
London firm Established & Son’s new Dame lights by Luca Nichetto.
Modular design by Camille Flammarion at Paradise, an exhibition of recent graduates by London’s Royal College of Art.
More precious objects by Ya-Wen Chou at the RCA.
Feb 20 2012
Blasting through the dreary months of winter with a celebration of colour and pattern, Harrods has uneveiled its alphabet themed windows for Spring / Summer 2012.
Discerning shoppers passing by the Knightsbridge store will spot a few favourites by The Rug Company within the displays.
The mannequin models the Love needlepoint wallhanging by Paul Smith.
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Dec 19 2011
If you have cunningly booked a window seat and you are flying into Moscow at the beginning of December, you can be fairly sure you’re going to see vast tracts of desolate forest heaving with the whitest, cleanest snow. And, as you sit strapped to your seat praying that you’ll clear the last tree, you’ll feel uplifted, full of the joys of Santa, elves and wicked queens. But then later, as you crawl into town through snow that’s turned into chocolate sorbet, the impossible volume of traffic ensuring that you’re late for drinks, the Christmas spirit will require vodka fuel to reignite. This is not a problem here – vodka is more plentiful than water.
This December there was no snow. Apparently, Russia will become the vegetable patch for the world. As Siberia warms and its snow evaporates and in England we grow mangos and everywhere south of us is a colossal beach, that place you don’t want to be sent to will become wonderfully temperate and pleasant. And when you hear that someone is being packed off to Siberia you’ll think ‘lucky bugger.’
I was in Moscow with Trino (from McQueen) for a party to showcase the Alexander McQueen rug collection. I’m often somewhere for a party. It’s not a terrible job. After four years of talking, designing, dyeing, weaving and sampling (and then dyeing, weaving and sampling all over again until we got something we collectively agreed was extraordinary), the collection of six rugs and four cushions is finally ready to be purchased by those who understand that these are truly the finest, most tactile and handsome rugs to be found anywhere in the world.
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Dec 1 2011
It’s the first of December, London is turning icy and Christmas is round the corner. Our Holland Park showroom is staying cosy though, they have switched the lights on, put the trees up, they are eating roasted chestnuts and waiting patiently for a very special delivery on the 25th…
Oct 21 2011
I was in Mexico City last week with The Rug Company’s founder and CEO, Christopher Sharp, to celebrate the reopening of our stunning new showroom which has relocated to brand new building in Alejandro Dumas – one of the loveliest streets in Polanco.
It was an auspicious week for us to throw open the doors again, as the City was abuzz with excitement about the opening of Design Week Mexico 2011, which officially kicked off yesterday with the opening of Design House in Chapultepec. Design House is a showcase for the Country’s top interior architects, each of whom have designed a room within a large 1950′s house in a leafy area of the City. Keen observers will spot a number of our rugs throughout the house, but it would be impossible to miss the colourful Paul Smith and Alice Temperley cushions in the vibrant courtyard café – designed by Jorge Medina and Germán Velasco of Muro Rojo Architectura.
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Oct 13 2011
Around 150 people from the design community, the press and the Dallas community came along to the official opening of our Dallas showroom in Hi Line Drive last night. The event, which was co-hosted by Chris Sharp, founder and CEO of The Rug Company and Michael Reagan, Showroom Director in Dallas, gave us a chance to throw open the doors and introduce old and new friends to our extensive collection of hand-knotted designer rugs over cocktails and canapes.
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Oct 5 2011
Last night, The Rug Company celebrated the launch of award winning designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard’s new book, “Live, Love & Decorate” and his first collection for The Rug Company in its Los Angeles showroom. In collaboration with the online décor site, One Kings Lane, the glamorous and packed party of 300 was attended by A-list clients and designer friends, who ate delicious treats prepared by chef Lulu Powers and sipped kir royales and cucumber mint cocktails.
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Sep 27 2011
Our safari tent at Decorex has been much admired. Do come and see us if you can. Decorex runs until Wednesday evening at The Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
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