COVER 66, Spring 2022, is packed full of new rugs, new collections and new ideas to guide us through the year ahead. Here are some of the highlights
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Interior design
Solfeggio Frequency in the Tibetan Plateau
Chaccra’s new Solfeggio Frequency Tibetan Nire handwoven rug is part of a larger project to bring employment to the women of the remote village of Zeba on the Tibetan Plateau
Feeling grounded
COVER Editor Lucy Upward takes a look at which rugs will help us to give our homes a sense of grounding this year
Ushak Rising
The Turkish city of Ushak is in danger of severing its long-standing connections with the weaving industry for good. By opening an exemplary weaving workshop there, Kirkit Rugs is attempting to stem a complete decline. Rachel Meek talks to company owners Ahmet and Tovi Diler
5 Nods to Tradition
Despite the plethora of contemporary design rugs on the market, traditional patterns never truly lose their appeal. For many companies, reimagining the beauty and elegance of antique patterns brings great inspiration to new rug designs. The concept of recreating old...
Monochrome minimalism
A black and white palette is always in style. COVER Editor Lucy Upward discovers monochrome highlights on show at COVER Curates
Trend focus: Art rugs
Rugs depicting artworks and paintings have been in demand for decades. Here COVER Editor Lucy Upward looks at what art rugs are available as part of COVER Curates
Retreat with textiles
Marcella Echavaria takes us on a journey to the island of Mallorca, where Jaume Danús and Antoni Esteva have created a hotel spa with a creative and ecological difference
Going for gold: the hue for 22
Can a colour be emblematic of a period of time? Pantone believes so and delivers its choice at the start of every year. Lucy Upward considers Pantone’s recent choice of Very Peri and selects her own colour for 2022