Hand-knotted Rugs

March 3, 2025

A Collector’s Guide to Antique Swedish Rollakan Tapestries

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. This sentiment evidently resonates deeply when contemplating Swedish Rollakan tapestries. […]
February 28, 2025

German Tetex Rugs: The Complete Collector’s Guide

German Tetex rugs are among the most fascinating yet underappreciated textile developments of the post-war era.  These textiles exemplify that rug design could speak the same […]
February 21, 2025

A Guide to Folklore and Cultural Memory in Rugs and Kilims

In collecting rugs and kilims, we encounter not just objects, but vessels of generational memory, where each design reveals itself as a complex cultural manuscript. What […]
February 17, 2025

A Guide to Needlepoint Rugs: Aristocratic Art of European Textiles

In the realm of floor coverings, needlepoint rugs occupy a singular position. These laboriously hand-stitched masterpieces, with their characteristically tight petit point and gros point stitches, […]
February 10, 2025

How Are Tapestries Redefining Modern Spaces in 2025?

We’re witnessing a remarkable resurgence of tapestries in 2025, those magnificent woven narratives that once adorned the walls of medieval castles and Renaissance palaces. Tapestries represent […]
January 27, 2025

Abaca Rugs: The Sustainable Design Choice For High-End Interiors in 2025

The future of luxury is not about ostentation; it’s about the consciousness behind our choices.  The Natural Fiber  Abaca, derived from the Musa textilis plant native […]
January 22, 2025

Walter Nichols and the Renaissance of Chinese Rugs

Chinese Rug Tradition  Chinese rug weaving traditions stretch back into antiquity, with earliest textual references appearing in classical Chinese annals. While scholarly debate continues regarding whether […]
January 20, 2025

Cotton Material in Rugs: The Renaissance of Natural Fiber Floor Coverings

Cotton rugs emerge from a myriad of cultural traditions, particularly notable in the Indian subcontinent’s dhurrie tradition and American colonial craft practices. Unlike their Persian or […]
January 15, 2025

Rug & Kilim’s Featured Projects of 2024

  As a new year begins and Rug & Kilim looks back at the many works that shaped our portfolio in 2024, we highlight 12 projects […]
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