When Iris Apfel passed away last year, she left behind a vivid legacy, one colored by her interior design practice and her ...

This week’s rug news includes a new company created to save Armenia’s weavers, a look at broadloom from Nourison Home and some new rugs from Rug’Society.

Armenia has a rich rug-weaving tradition, dating back more than 4,000 years. However, rug making is currently at risk of ...

"The Rug Code," an online shop for handmade rugs from Armenia’s villages launched in 2024, is celebrating a successful first ...

For many tribal artists, there was a financial incentive to create objects that would appeal to non-Natives. But that’s ...

The mountain villages around Taznakht are famous for their Ait Ouaouzguite carpets, named after a native Amazigh tribe, and ...

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As Volkswagen workers sought to unionize the Chattanooga assembly plant, ultimately voting in favor of the union, local ...

Morocco's women rug weavers battle to save age-old craft In southern Morocco, women are the guardians of the age-old craft of carpet weaving, an intricate art form that often leaves them with meagre ...

As the global demand for handmade, ethically produced goods rises, Indian weavers are finding themselves at the forefront of a cultural and economic renaissance, ensuring that this time-honored art ...

The photographs showcased the development of national carpet art and labor processes at carpet enterprises in Ashgabat, Ahal, Balkan and Mary velayats. Archival images captured the lives of carpet ...

Donna Foley has a special relationship with the desert. She lives in New Mexico, but felt a calling to travel to Tucson with her weaving. : “I come from a different desert, but it still has that feel ...