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 – …
The following is an email “The Ruggist” received from Dennis Dodds, in reference to my last blog post: NYICS and “The Rug Show” Review – …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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), …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …