Rug Industry Favourites: Twenty Rugs from Twenty Years Part 3

Twenty rug retailers and industry figures select their favourite rug from the past twenty years. Here Liz Vehko and Rebecca Lurie give their reasons for choosing two rugs by Woven Legends

Rebecca Lurie of Kush Rugs chooses Mamluk Collection Rug, Woven Legends

This rug is really pushing up against your twenty-year window, but it is so exquisite that I had to share. Woven Legends changed everything in the handmade rug industry, and I feel its Mamluk collection was the apex of the renaissance the brand ushered into our industry. This rug, with its intricate details and thoughtful finishes, its evocative story and breathtaking colouration, led me on a personal journey into the rug industry that I pursue to this day. I keep it rolled up in the closet, away from the cats, but I bring it out to look at every so often. It’s truly precious-thanks for reminding me to bring it out again.

Liz Vehko of Shaver-Ramsey chooses Tigris, Bidjar weave, Woven Legends

This design features my favourite pattern among rugs, and here the colours are sublime.