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PARIS DESIGN WEEK WELCOMES OUR WINTER GARDEN
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PARIS DESIGN WEEK WELCOMES OUR WINTER GARDEN

“So poetic.” “C’est superbe.” “Like a reset button.” These are just a small sample of the expressions of awe and wonder we received every day during Paris Design Week for our installation titled “Winter Garden”. Inspired by a Rumi quote, we developed the exhibit in collaboration with Parisian Design studio LOMA and presented it to the public in a small gallery in the Le Marais district of Paris.

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OUR FIRST VIRTUAL TRADE SHOW
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OUR FIRST VIRTUAL TRADE SHOW

January is usually a busy month for trade shows for those of us who create handknotted rugs with the Domotex show in Germany and Maison+Objet in France. This year however, we participated in our first virtual trade show - an innovative event organized by COVER, the world’s leading magazine for handmade carpets and textiles for interiors.

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THE ART OF HANDKNOTTING A RUG
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THE ART OF HANDKNOTTING A RUG

Art Day - when our whole team takes time away from regular work to indulge in pure creation on a particular theme - is at the heart of the design culture of Creative Matters. Imagine everyone’s delight this month when Senior Designer Sandra Ciganic-McKinney announced that she had booked four Tibetan rug weavers complete with mini-looms to join us for our next Art Day.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019 BY CAROL SEBERT
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HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019 BY CAROL SEBERT

As President of Creative Matters I am often asked to choose some highlights from the closing year. This time however, I find myself most excited by the major initiatives we took in 2019 to move our business into the new decade.

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REVEALING OUR 2019 LOOK BOOK
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REVEALING OUR 2019 LOOK BOOK

Following on the success of our two previous look books, we’re excited to announce that Inspired 3 is now available in hard copy (request one here) or for online viewing. Unlike the brochures for our collection rugs, each of our look books contains almost 200 images of original designs that can be used as a jumping off point for custom rug or wallcovering creations.

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 CREATIVE MATTERS TAKES NEW YORK
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CREATIVE MATTERS TAKES NEW YORK

In November we celebrated 30 years since our President Carol Sebert founded Creative Matters. To honour the occasion the whole team flew from Toronto to New York for three days staying at a big house in the country and taking the train into the city each morning.

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OUR NEW LOOK BOOK!
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OUR NEW LOOK BOOK!

Following the incredible success of our first look book, we are delighted to announce the arrival of our second, inspired 2. Unlike our collection books that feature floorcoverings that have been fully-designed and produced as handknotted rugs, our look books present a large collection of carpet and wallcovering designs at a much earlier stage in their development.

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