The Rugier Journal

Planche du Journal Rugier, fig. 6 : les noms du beige en nuancier sur un parquet blond : tous tiennent dans la même bande claire

The beige rug is a decision. Not an absence of decision.

On blond parquet, a beige rug adds two neutrals together and erases the floor. A strong shade, a pattern, texture or sheen: the ways to give a neutral rug presence.

The beige rug is a decision. Not an absence of decision.

On blond parquet, a beige rug adds two neutrals together and erases the floor. A strong shade, a pattern, texture or sheen: the ways to give a neutral rug presence.

Planche du Journal Rugier, fig. 5 : trois plans à la même échelle : trop petit, juste, très grand espace

What size rug for a living room?

A rug that is too small leaves the furniture floating. Front legs of the seating, margin from the wall, sizes from 160 x 230 to 250 x 350 cm: the...

What size rug for a living room?

A rug that is too small leaves the furniture floating. Front legs of the seating, margin from the wall, sizes from 160 x 230 to 250 x 350 cm: the...

Planche du Journal Rugier, fig. 4 : la même trame de poteaux sous une dalle droite, puis sous une dalle libre faite d’arcs tangents

Brazilian Modernism: How the Curve Became a Structure

Niemeyer, Lina Bo Bardi, Sergio Rodrigues, Burle Marx: Brazilian modernism turned the curve into a structure, from concrete to furniture.

Brazilian Modernism: How the Curve Became a Structure

Niemeyer, Lina Bo Bardi, Sergio Rodrigues, Burle Marx: Brazilian modernism turned the curve into a structure, from concrete to furniture.

Planche du Journal Rugier, fig. 3 : la même composition en plan, puis dans l’espace : des plans de couleur et des montants qui se croisent

De Stijl, the conviction that geometry can do anything

In 1917, Mondrian, Van Doesburg and Rietveld turned the straight line and primary colors into a universal language. A century later, this grammar still organizes our interiors.

De Stijl, the conviction that geometry can do anything

In 1917, Mondrian, Van Doesburg and Rietveld turned the straight line and primary colors into a universal language. A century later, this grammar still organizes our interiors.

Planche du Journal Rugier, fig. 2 : des lignes dont l’espacement varie, et la coupe de la profondeur que l’œil y lit

Bridget Riley and Op Art: When Painting Affects the Body

In 1965, The Responsive Eye brought Op Art into MoMA. There, Bridget Riley showed that painting can act on perception, a question of scale that the rug takes up again...

Bridget Riley and Op Art: When Painting Affects the Body

In 1965, The Responsive Eye brought Op Art into MoMA. There, Bridget Riley showed that painting can act on perception, a question of scale that the rug takes up again...

Planche du Journal Rugier, fig. 1 : le même salon deux fois : tapis beige sur parquet blond, puis tapis foncé ; l’écart de valeur mesuré dessous

The color of a rug doesn't make a room bigger. Contrast does.

The contrast between the rug and the floor makes a room look bigger more than the shade alone. Size, texture and color: how to choose according to the role the...

The color of a rug doesn't make a room bigger. Contrast does.

The contrast between the rug and the floor makes a room look bigger more than the shade alone. Size, texture and color: how to choose according to the role the...