Third Annual ICFF Rug Review and More!! (2011)
Good day fellow denizens of the world we call rugs, and welcome to the end of the Month of May (cue The Arcade Fire). May …
Archive
Begun as a lark in the summer of 2008 the website of ‘The Ruggist’ has had many iterations. First as highly irreverent blog, then as a professional website for insightful commentary about rugs and carpets; penultimately it languished as a reflection of times past. If you’ve come looking for past articles, you’re now in the correct place, the archive section; however please note the articles categorized as ‘archive’ are no longer updated, nor maintained in any way, and may contain out of date information.
You are encouraged to view the archives as they are intended, as contemporaneous commentary and critique reflective of the time the article was originally published.
Dirt Carpets and Speaking Engagements!
A few weeks ago I was sitting keeping my husband company as he enjoyed a refreshing rinse off shower after an afternoon and early evening …
Hypocrisy! It’s not just for the common folk….
Today The Ruggist comes to you with his head hung low in shame, for you see, I’ve had a revelation. Two weekends ago I was …
SALE EXTENDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND! EVERYTHING (STILL) MUST GO!
Hello again, Hello! The last post on The Ruggist caused quite a stir and though it elicited several responses, most disappointingly as of yet, is …
TODAY ONLY! EVERYTHING MUST GO! NO (REASONABLE) OFFER REFUSED!
I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey, one that begins with The Ruggist going on record and saying that …
The Ruggist Update: NYICS and Other Rug Blogs
“He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.” – …
“Embargo On!”
Did you ever see “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome“? Due to my father’s love of bad sci-fi action films (which I unfortunately inherited) I watched this …
Whom are we?
“Whom are we to judge?” – Unnamed colleague/acquaintance of “The Ruggist”* The answer to that question is just as complicated and convoluted as the business …
ICFF 2010 – Thoughts and (Re)views
“The best thing about ICFF in 2010 was watching the paint dry.” – Michael A.C. Christie Exaggeration aside, and acknowledging that it was not actually …
Double-U Tee Ef?!
It’s not the Oscars. I know that many of you are sad to see the passing of award’s season. Most of us however are so …
Fenestration. It’s not just a fancy word for windows…
This just in! Okay, technically this is not “just in”, rather it came to me immediately on the heals of a previous housekeeping post full …
Online Retailing vs Brink and Mortar. A follow up.
In a second (odd how few people ever promote that something is the second…), the Ruggist again answers a question that was posed by an …
Online Rug Retailing Dot Com
In a first for The Ruggist, I am writing a post based on a question posed by one of my readers, which goes…. “Hey Ruggist, …
Au revoir RugMark… Hello GoodWeave!
Part I Introduction In sitting down to write this post I was and still am concerned with the correct tone and approach to take. While …
Footnotes, Comments and Vacations…
As a (second) final note to my last post (See this post of The Ruggist) and heeding to the very correct comments posted thereafter, I …