Twenty rug retailers and industry figures select their favourite rug from the past twenty years. Here Jamie Metrick of Elte and Robert Stephenson of Robert Stephenson Handmade Carpets discuss their reasons for their choices.
Jamie Metrick of Elte chooses a Second Life collection rug by Elte
I think my favourite, or the most lasting rugs for me, over the past twenty years were the overdyed rugs from Turkey. They originated with Bereket, but many other designs followed. We branded our collection Second Life. I think it achieved its longevity because it gave customers what they wanted, connecting past with the present. They are vintage rugs stripped of their colour and modernised, but you still feel the history.
Robert Stephenson of Robert Stephenson Handmade Carpets chooses Green Park by Robert Stephenson Handmade Carpets x Vincent Dane
The carpet I have liked best in the past twenty years is one that was designed for us by Vincent Dane. It is a flatweave that was originally woven in Romania about eighteen years ago, using Moroccan handspun wool. The wool was dyed in a friend’s garden in France. I have kept the prototype, and it is in my flat; it has slightly faded and aged beautifully. Currently, this flatweave is woven in Central Turkey using hand-spun wool and a mixture of vegetable and other dyes.
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