Rug Report: New collaborations take center stage
This week's updates come from Rugs USA, The Rug Company, Kas Rugs and Eliko Rugs by David Ariel.
HIGH POINT – Actress and designer Ashley Tisdale has launched her first collection with Rugs USA called Frenshe Interiors. The collection features 22 designs in various sizes with several available in multiple colorways – all for under $1,000.
Tisdale’s personal style guided the new collection’s soft, neutral color palette. Dimensional shades of cream, soft tans, taupes and moody hues work well in any space, she said. The patterns are minimal and tonal, featuring subtle stripes of Moroccan-inspired prints—another of Tisdale’s favorite motifs.
The 22 designs are crafted with high-quality materials, including luxurious New Zealand wool and soft cotton blends, to ensure both softness and durability, according to Rugs USA. From tailored stripes and soft plaids to variegated solids and three abstract shapes, the collection offers a range of styles and materials.
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American artist Dale Chihuly has collaborated with The Rug Company to create four rugs inspired by Chihuly’s iconic glass sculptures. The collection, called Masterpieces II, pays homage to a variety of the artist’s techniques and styles, collectively defined by the bold use of color, form and movement.
This collection marks Chihuly’s second collaboration with The Rug Company and is an evolution of Masterpieces, which first explored the artist’s glasswork in 2020.
The background of this collection is Venice, a city that played a significant role in Chihuly’s artistic journey. It was there, early in his career, that he learned Italian glassmaking techniques at the famed Venini factory and later exhibited his work.
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Kas Rugs will unveil an exclusive collaboration with Gina D’Amore Bauerle, owner of D’Amore Interiors, at the upcoming High Point Market. Bauerle, the current president of the IDS Denver chapter, will showcase her award-winning design expertise as she highlights the company’s rug collections.
Market visitors are encouraged to RSVP for the Kas ‘Meet the Designer’ event on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 2-4 p.m. in their showroom at IHFC G-270.
Eliko Rugs by David Ariel will hold a book signing event with author and multidisciplinary designer Nasozi Kakembo during the upcoming High Point Market at 108 S. Lindsay St., on Mon., Oct. 28, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Kakembo will sign copies of her debut book, The African Decor Edit: Collecting and Decorating with Heritage Objects, published by Abrams Books. With original photography and text, she introduces readers to 16 artisans, culturally significant African objects and representative interior projects.
Kakembo is the visionary founder, designer and creative director of xN Studio (“Lifestyle—Without Borders”), an interior design and product design practice launched in Brooklyn, NY, and Kampala, Uganda, in 2011.
For more than 50 years, Eliko Rugs by David Ariel has been a resource to interior designers for a range of globally sourced floor and wall coverings, including vintage Moroccan rugs and indigenous African textiles.
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