The Rugier Journal
What the floors of Venetian palaces have always known how to do
Optical Palazzo is born from a conviction: that trompe l'oeil is not an artifice, but a form of decorative intelligence. Mosaic as an architecture of perception In Venetian palaces, floors...
What the floors of Venetian palaces have always known how to do
Optical Palazzo is born from a conviction: that trompe l'oeil is not an artifice, but a form of decorative intelligence. Mosaic as an architecture of perception In Venetian palaces, floors...
Tufting and carving: what gives a rug its character
At Rugier, every rug begins with a gesture repeated thousands of times, and ends with another, slower, more decisive one. Hand tufting, stitch by stitch Tufting is a manufacturing technique...
Tufting and carving: what gives a rug its character
At Rugier, every rug begins with a gesture repeated thousands of times, and ends with another, slower, more decisive one. Hand tufting, stitch by stitch Tufting is a manufacturing technique...
Experimental design, or the art of making life difficult for a good reason
Experimental design, or the art of complicating one's life for a good reasonThere is a reasonable way to design a rug. One chooses a pattern suited to the technique, respects...
Experimental design, or the art of making life difficult for a good reason
Experimental design, or the art of complicating one's life for a good reasonThere is a reasonable way to design a rug. One chooses a pattern suited to the technique, respects...
Art Deco is a hundred years old, and it's in great shape.
In 1925, the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris gave its name to a style that would leave a lasting mark on architecture and decorative arts:...
Art Deco is a hundred years old, and it's in great shape.
In 1925, the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris gave its name to a style that would leave a lasting mark on architecture and decorative arts:...
The most expensive furniture in the world can't stand without a floor
A quality interior is not defined solely by the price of its furnishings. It relies on coherence and balance. A living room without a rug, even with expensive furniture, can...
The most expensive furniture in the world can't stand without a floor
A quality interior is not defined solely by the price of its furnishings. It relies on coherence and balance. A living room without a rug, even with expensive furniture, can...
Hand tufting is a simple technique. That's why it's hard to do well.
Tufting guns are not mysterious at all. They are relatively new tools, appearing in the mid-20th century, that push yarn through a canvas stretched over a frame. Compared to hand-knotted...
Hand tufting is a simple technique. That's why it's hard to do well.
Tufting guns are not mysterious at all. They are relatively new tools, appearing in the mid-20th century, that push yarn through a canvas stretched over a frame. Compared to hand-knotted...