Manhattan butterfly

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Featured in a recent issue of US Vogue, the Manhattan townhouse of ex-model and shoe designer  Tabitha Simmons is filled with beautiful things, including two customised rugs from our Contemporary Collection!

Tara Bernerd’s Papillion rug was specially-made to satisfy Tabitha’s self-confessed ‘obsession with butterflies’, and fills the living room complementing the eclectic furniture, including two vintage Gio Ponti chairs.…

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In Vogue

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Turn to the scrapbook pages of this month’s UK Vogue and you’ll see how our timeless designs add inspiration to any mood board…

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Hamptons chic

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We are proud to be featured in this year’s Hampton Designer Showhouse! Presented by Traditional Home, the showhouse (now in its 12th year) combines the best talents in the interior design industry to produce one of the most successful showhouses in the country.…

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Lost in lace

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An ode to chic living, the FT How To Spend It magazine has published its biannual interiors special.

Fashion and interiors collide in a suptuous shoot celebrating an enduring love affair with lace.

On the front cover is the glamorous Bishop’s Cape Black rug designed by Diane Von Furstenberg.…

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Diary of a Somebody

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This week, The Rug Company CEO Christopher Sharp is blogging daily for the Financial Times website Howtospendit.com

If you’re curious about what he has been up to, click here to read his first instalment.

 

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Happy year of the dragon

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As the world salutes the auspicious Chinese Year of The Dragon, Vogue.com selects dragon inspired gifts to celebrate, including the Military Brocade rug designed by Alexander McQueen.

Symbolising power, strength and good luck, the dragon was in ancient times a symbol reserved for the Chinese emperor, and today is believed to be supremely auspicious.…

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Creativity takes courage

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At the heart of this Victorian villa belonging to lighting artist Adam Barker-Mill lies a vast atrium that soars from the basement to the top of the house, capped by a glass roof with shards of colour that change at the touch of a button.…

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Wallpaper* design awards 2012

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Jaime’s Hayon’s ‘Capitone’ has been pronounced Best Rug by Wallpaper* Magazine at this year’s Design Awards.

Capitone’ is a sumptuous, textural rug, whose diamond design is achieved by the topography of the wool pile. Using highly skilled weaving techniques, the pattern is carved by hand onto a plain hand-knotted rug, giving a plush 3-dimensional effect.…

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The Rug Company goes Full Circle

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Christopher and Suzanne Sharp recount their rug tale to Maltese lifestyle magazine  Sunday Circle, revealing why they are going back to the island where it all began…

 

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En Vogue

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If you see the December issue of Vogue on a news-stand, pick it up and read a snippet about our new Harrods showroom.

‘Celebrating the opening of its new showroom at Harrods, The Rug Company continues to create the most desirable collection of rugs – this Diane von Furstenberg Climbing Leopard is one of our firm favourites.…

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