The March Report or: What you need to know of semi-random thoughts…
This post started as a simple friendly response to a common question, and turned into personal rant that is a bit harsh. As is said …
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you’re now in the correct place, the archive section; however please note the articles categorized as ‘archive’ are no longer updated, nor maintained in any way, and may contain out of date information.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.
This post started as a simple friendly response to a common question, and turned into personal rant that is a bit harsh. As is said …
It’s hard to believe that the year is almost over. Seems like only yesterday I was browsing around AmericasMart seeing what was new and exciting. How the …
The idea to discuss colour comes from one of my readers. If you have a topic upon which you’d like to read my opinions, please let …
After two or three weeks away from the blog, which has involved packing the contents of our house into boxes and moving them, I am taking a …
Metro Market Week is quickly becoming a fleeting memory in everyone’s mind, and so before too much time has passed, I am posting the second …
I had the pleasure of meeting Berdj Abadjian when I worked in Cleveland, Ohio and our showroom sold carpets from “The Abadjian Collection”. Mr. Abadjian tirelessly worked …
In 1945 Robert Lewis wrote “My God what have we done?”, in 1981 the Talking Heads released “Once In A Lifetime” and sung “My God …
It’s now been a week since my rushed departure from Metro Market Week (I had to return home on Wednesday afternoon for a meeting on …
I was forwarded an email this morning that at first made me laugh, then on further consideration made me smile with astonished envy. Richard Habib …
When I logged in to write this entry, I noticed that Google wanted me to know that my last post was on August 12, 2008. …
As an Industry Consultant and self-described Ruggist, I find it important to try and stay up on the goings on in the world of rugs. …
Just a quick update this morning. The Poll of my blog readers on the importance of crossed versus uncrossed weaving closed this morning and the …
Quoting the infamous satirical video, Roscoe’s Rug Emporium “…going out of business since 1957.” and its follow up video “…our going out of business sale was …
When is a custom carpet not custom? On the surface this question appears to be contradictory, yet it hints at a deeper truth. I believe that most …
This topic is one that has already created a bit of a buzz within the world of rugs. Let me begin by explaining for those …