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 …
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 …