Dennis Dodds Speaks Out! (Sensationalized)
The following is an email “The Ruggist” received from Dennis Dodds, in reference to my last blog post: NYICS and “The Rug Show” Review – …
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you’re now in the correct place, the archive section; however please note the articles categorized as ‘archive’ are no longer updated, nor maintained in any way, and may contain out of date information.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.
NYICS and “The Rug Show” Review – Part 3
Well! How about that last review? What was I thinking? Well it seems I was thinking the same thing as the author of this comment …
NYICS and “The Rug Show” Review – Part 2
Welcome to the second of what I had planned to be two (2) posts on NYICS and “The Rug Show”. Due to a plethora of material generated …
NYICS and “The Rug Show” Review – Part 1
Ladies and Gentlemen of the world we call rugs, welcome to part (1) of a two (2) part series in which carpets, trends, and gossipy opinion …
Annual GoodWeave Raffle!
As you all know I am supporter of GoodWeave (nee RugMark) and have over the years strongly encouraged many in the rug industry to join them in …
And now for something a little light…
Good day fellow rug denizens! “The Ruggist” comes to you today to share a little light hearted fare before we get into the thick of the …
Shameless Plug and Endorsement
While those of us on this side of the pond are enjoying the spoils of New York and the New York International Carpet Show (NYICS), …
7 Years later, I get it…
In the fall of 2005 CE I was riding high. I had sold my first home for a profit (in what we now revisionistically call …
Where the real money from the movie is made.
The term Merchandising can be used in many ways. For lowly underpaid low skilled overly sexualized and objectified high-school and university aged men and women …
Ye olde time concept: Heirloom Quality!
You may recall that in promoting my last blog post, I suggested the interwebs (and in particular my blog “The Ruggist”, you’ve heard of it …
Carpet Design Awards (CDA) 2012: The Ruggist Review
Full Disclosure: I (Red Spruce that is) had a carpet in the shortlisted finals of the competition and that alone was the impetus for attending DOMOTEX 2012. Please keep …
DOMOTEX 2012: The Ruggist Review
EDIT: Please be advised that this post was changed from its original to correct an error. Thank you to one of my diligent readers for pointing out …
Merry Christmas! Please don’t trip and fall…
Gloria Gaynor’s disco hit “I will survive” has always been somewhat of an anthem for me and my people (and by my people I mean …
Welcome back from a long weekend…
What a glorious long weekend! I was most fortunate this year, due in no small part to my expat dual American-Canadian status, to be able …
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 …