Fine Hand-Knotted Rugs
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Choosing a GoodWeave certified rug is not only the right thing to do, it’s a design trend for 2010, says Robyn Griggs Lawrence, Editor-in-Chief of Natural Home.
Seeing the clear connection between beautifully designed, high-quality rugs and the hands that wove them, she says:
Purchase chic rugs from socially responsible companies. Look for the Goodweave label [...]
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Here’s a four-minute video about the work of GoodWeave (formerly RugMark) in its efforts to bring about an end to illegal child labor in the carpet industry. By purchasing a GoodWeave-certified carpet, you help support the work of rehabilitation, schooling, and training of former child slaves.
We’ve always been strongly committed to the GoodWeave organization [...]
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There was a web piece on MSNBC last week about the work of the GoodWeave organization. In addition to being happy every time the work of Goodweave is noted in the media, I was also pleasantly surprised to see that the piece also included some words of wisdom from an old friend, John Howe, who [...]
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We believe in pricing our rugs fairly and delivering great value, so we don’t offer general discounts or have funny-money sale prices. But there’s a first time for everything, and we decided to test-drive the idea of a “recession special” through the end of the year.
So, from now until December 31, we are reducing [...]
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The Aesthete’s Lament featured a vintage Donegal carpet in its “Editor’s Choice” wish list of eclectic interiors items from the country house of Robert Harling, recently auctioned at Christies.
This approximately 9′ x 12′ carpet exceeded the estimate but still came in at a ridiculously reasonable £1,250 (approx.$2,090), a fabulous value. When you [...]
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I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Leann Harms of Design Trade Magazine for an article about social media. Design Trade is, as its title suggests, a trade magazine for interior designers. (Their blog, headed by Leann, is actually a lot more fun.)
You can read the interview online.
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After 15 years of protecting children and promoting ethical carpet and rug production, RugMark is phasing out its existing label and logo, replacing it with “GoodWeave” in order to reflect a new emphasis that incorporates broader labor and environmental standards.
Both the existing RugMark label and the new GoodWeave label certify that no children under age [...]
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