Narrative Threads Blog

Scroll through our Narrative Threads blog to enjoy behind-the-scenes insight on special projects for leading interior designers and architects. 

 CREATIVE MATTERS TAKES NEW YORK
Events Creative Matters Inc Events Creative Matters Inc

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.

Read More
OUR DESIGNERS' FAVOURITE RUGS
Creative Matters Inc Creative Matters Inc

OUR DESIGNERS' FAVOURITE RUGS

We asked our designers for their favourite rugs - 8 designers, 8 very different choices. Reading though the reasons for their selections, we realize the criteria for a successful rug are endless. 

Read More
THE STORY BEHIND OUR CARPETS AT THE NEW PARK HYATT NEW YORK
Creative Matters Inc Creative Matters Inc

THE STORY BEHIND OUR CARPETS AT THE NEW PARK HYATT NEW YORK

In August, the media was abuzz with the opening of the Park Hyatt hotel in New York.

Eight years in the making, it was intended to be a New York icon. Even so, the vision for the interior design was created by the Toronto firm Yabu Pushelberg (YP) which has been our client for many years.

We started work on this project in May 2009 but the carpets were not installed until August 2014. Through experience, we have become accustomed to the lengthy process attached to carpets in iconic hotels, but we thought it would be interesting for our blog readers to see how a carpet project might extend over five years.

Read More
TRADE SHOW HERE WE COME
Creative Matters Inc Creative Matters Inc

TRADE SHOW HERE WE COME

Just like fashion designers, we have our custom pieces (haute couture) and our collections (ready-to-wear). However, we don’t walk our carpets down the runway, so trade shows are where we present our collections “in the wool” to current and potential retailers.

We are shortly off to NYICS – the New York International Carpet Show - taking place this year from September 7 – 9. It’s been interesting to see this relatively new fair (10 years) steadily growing. Domotex in Germany and Forza Tappeti in Italy are longer-running and among the ones we have attended regularly during our 25 years in the business.

Read More