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Choudhary Exports
The year 2022 marks 40 years of rug excellence from the Jaipur-based rug firm Choudhary Exports. Established in 1982 by Vimal Choudhary, the company is now run by Vimal and his son Ayush,…
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The year 2022 marks 40 years of rug excellence from the Jaipur-based rug firm Choudhary Exports. Established in 1982 by Vimal Choudhary, the company is now run by Vimal and his son Ayush,…
Iwan Maktabi x David/Nicolas
The year 2022 marks 40 years of rug excellence from the Jaipur-based rug firm Choudhary Exports. Established in 1982 by Vimal Choudhary, the company is now run by Vimal and his son Ayush,…
COVER 67: Rug Highlights
The digital edition of COVER 67 goes live on Monday 23 May but ahead of that COVER Editor Lucy Upward selects four rug highlights from the new edition.
Editor’s Picks: May 2022
This month’s newly released rug highlights chosen by COVER Editor Lucy Upward
London Craft Week 2022
London Craft Week 2022 includes a large number of textile related talks, demonstrations, tours and displays. Here is just some of the textile highlights.
Beautiful spaces
Five international interiors demonstrate how rugs can transform any space.
Nilufar in Venice
To coincide with the Venice Biennale 2022, founder of Nilufar Gallery, Nina Yashar, has curated two exhibitions at the the Giovanni Nicelli Private Airport in Venice Lido.
Outdoor Designs for 2022
As Spring arrives and we head towards warmer months, it is time to think about what outdoor rugs your exterior space requires. Here we highlight 6 great new outdoors rugs for Summer 2022.
Radical Acts. Why Craft Matters
The second edition of the Harewood Biennial, ‘Radical Acts. Why Craft Matters’ opened at Harewood House in Leeds on 26 March
Sheila Hicks: Off Grid
A major exhibition of work by one of the world’s foremost textile artists Sheila Hicks is now on at the Hepworth Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
The Digital Future
Lockdown saw a massive global increase in online sales. But as countries open up, how does this change in buying look for rug businesses going forwards into 2022 and beyond? Denna Jones talks to three rug brands about how their digital sales have changed—and what lies ahead
Editor’s pick
Outdoor Designs for 2022
As Spring arrives and we head towards warmer months, it is time to think about what outdoor rugs your exterior space requires. Here we highlight 6 great new outdoors rugs for Summer 2022.
New issue
COVER ISSUE 67 OUT NOW
COVER 67, Summer 2022, anticipates new events such as the Milan Design Week in June. Ahead of the show, we talk to rug brands cc-tapis, Amini Carpets and Jan Kath plus Nina Yashar of Nilufar Gallery to see what exciting new collections and exhibitions they will be offering.
The issue’s exclusive rug reveal is Rug Star’s collaboration with Stark Studio Rugs, a visual story of making beautiful hand-knotted rugs. More new collections come from Topfloor by Esti, Jennifer Manners and Jaipur. The issue also introduces Hamburg-based brand M2Rugs, the new Aracari online shop selling crafted goods from South America and Tom Atton Moore’s stunning tufted artworks.
The Rug Company celebrates 25 years of collaborations with the Sarabande collection and we take a look at the growing bast fibre trend. Other brands that come under the spotlight are Integral Thread Studio from Denver, creative rug company Lalana from Buenos Aires and American weaver Claudia Mills. COVER speaks to interior designer Kit Kemp about her recent rug collaboration with Annie Selke and we revisit the best spaces from the Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach.
