Narrative Threads Blog
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5 WAYS RUGS CAN EVOKE EMOTION
We consider our designs works of art that have the ability to arouse emotions in the people that are perceiving them. For example, it feels natural to experience a general feeling of aesthetic appreciation when faced with something beautiful. In addition to evoking this visual sense of pleasure (happiness), we found
THE AWARD-WINNING STRIPES RUG AND THE STACKED COLLECTION
In May we were delighted when the rug pictured above (Stripes in the Olive colourway) won Best Flatweave Design at the Carpet Design Awards, an international badge of distinction, given in recognition of quality and design excellence in handmade carpets and rugs.
ANA TALKS THE COLLECTIONS
There are now 10 full collections and two smaller collections. Assembled over the last 14 years, they are a wellspring of Creative Matters’ techniques, sensibilities and ideas. How to make your way through what are now 79 designs? We asked Vice President Ana Cunningham - who has contributed to several of the collections - to guide us through them.
OUR RAVEN RUG TAKES FLIGHT
We were delighted to debut our Raven rug at the Maison&Objet design show in Paris last month. Raven is the first in a series of rugs we are currently calling The Storytelling Collection. Each of the rugs will be based on the artwork of a Canadian indigenous artist and recreated in a handtufted or handknotted technique.