Press Coverage
2025
COVER MAGAZINE
AUTUMN, 2025. Cover featuring Creative Matters x Anna Muller., “Trends: Mirage” featuring Obscura Goldenrod, pp 121., “Trends: Rusty Hues” featuring Vestige Solara, pp 123., “2025 Highlights”, featuring Creative Matters Loominary collection and rug design feature Lucent Cedar, pp. 129., “A Lens on Creativity” , pp 186-187.
RUG INSIDER MAGAZINE
SUMMER, 2025. “At a crossroads: How Tariffs Are Reshaping the US Area Rug Industry”, pp28, “Linear Satisfaction”, pp 42, featuring Lino Ochre
COVER MAGAZINE
SUMMER, 2025. “Insight: Trends Optimism” featuring Shifting Ombre, pp 45.
CANADIAN INTERIORS MAGAZINE
May/June 2025. “Order out of Chaos: How Creative Matters turned five years of economic upheaval into a growth opportunity”, pp 22-26
COVER MAGAZINE
SPRING, 2025. “Insight: Trends” featuring Hemma Blush, pp 51., “Spaces: Co-operators HQ, Ontario”, pp 126.
INTERIOR DESIGN
March 2025. “HOK Crafts a Breathtaking Nature-Inspired Headquarters in Ontario”
ROBB REPORT
March 2025. “Inside a Modern Waterfront Mansion in Ontario That Doubles as a Private Forest Retreat”
CONNECTICUT COTTAGES & GARDEN MAGAZINE
February 2025. “Flat Out Fab Rugs”, featuring EcoAx, pp 33.
2024
MARIE CLAIRE MAISON MAGAZINE
December 2024-January 2025. “Déco Addict: Alerte Rouge”, featuring Opus Carmine , pp 44
VIVA DECO MAGAZINE
December 2024-January 2025. Issue 248. “Au chaud avec les Radiateurs Design”, featuring Summit Topaz, pp 8., “Noël Précieux”, featuring Opus Carmine, pp 53.
COVER MAGAZINE
WINTER, 2024. “Insight: New Rugs” featuring Aurora Sage, pp 25., “Interiors: Goldwynn Resort & Residences, pp 156., “Marketplace: Reviews- Cover Connect NY”, pp 173., “Marketplace: Reviews- Carpet Diem”, pp 182.
RETAIL INSIDER
November 2024. “Creative Matters Expands Globally with Luxury Sustainable Designs”
AZURE MAGAZINE
October, 2024. “12 Innovative Eco-Materials For a Fully Green Fit-out”, featuring EcoAx.
COVER MAGAZINE NEWS
November 2024. “Hot rugs for the cool seasons”, featuring Piazza Terracotta
AZURE MAGAZINE
Nov/Dec 2024. The Climate Issue. “Spec Sheet_Products: EcoAx”, pp84.
TOWN & COUNTRY
October 2024. “The Metropolitan Opera House’s Newly Designed Patron Lounge is Ready for a New Generation of Philanthropists”, featuring custom carpeting by Creative Matters for The Met Opera Lounge with Gachot Studios.
AZURE MAGAZINE
October, 2024. Spec Sheets: Vista Rug Collection Expansion
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
September 2024. Issue 116. “Specifier: Goldwynn Bahamas Resort”, pp 184
ELLE DECOR
September 2024. “New York’s Hottest New Club: The Met Opera?”, featuring custom carpeting by Creative Matters for The Met Opera Lounge with Gachot Studios.
le journal de la MAISON
October 2024. “NOUVEAUTÉS + COUPS DE COEUR”, featuring Piazza Cobalt and Shorelines, pp 14-15.
RUG INSIDER MAGAZINE
FALL, 2024. “Let’s Talk Texture”, pp 44, featuring Reside
STYLE CAMPAGNE MAGAZINE
August-September 2024. N°51. “Un petit côté pop” featuring Opus Oxide. pp. 12
DESIGNLINES MAGAZINE
August 2024. “Creative Matters Makes a Statement with EcoSoft Wallcovering”, featuring Alpine.
COVER MAGAZINE
AUTUMN, 2024. “Insight News: Creative Matters in Europe”, pp 25., “2024 Highlights: Creative Matters, featuring Opus Oxide, pp 129., “Best -sellers USA”, featuring Origin in Boston residence, pp 146.
PARIS MATCH MAGAZINE
June 2024. Lifestyle: “Un Brin D’Audace” featuring Opus Oxide pp 88.
ARCHITECTURES CREE MAGAZINE
ÉTÉ 2024, Issue 409. “L’art du tapis”pp 138-141.
JOURNAL DES PALACES
July 2024. “Creative Matters s’installe au Ritz-Carlton a Mexico”
COVER MAGAZINE NEWS
June 2024. “Creative Matters opens the door to its new office in Belgium”
COVER MAGAZINE
SUMMER, 2024. “Eco Cred”, pp 27., “A home with soul”, pp 136-137.
SALON MAGAZINE
Summer 2024 issue, featuring Redoux Passager installation at Milan Design Week.
MAISONS CÔTÉ OUEST MAGAZINE
June-July 2024, issue 171, featuring Redoux Passager Carpet detail.
MAISONS NORMANDIE MAGAZINE
June-August 2024, issue 52, featuring Opus Oxide.
TRAITS D’CO MAGAZINE
March 2024. N°8. “Exercice de style” featuring Piazza. pp. 9
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST COLLECTOR MAGAZINE
April -May 2024. N°30. “Les tendances du moment // What’s New Now” featuring Plaza Tarmac. pp. 26 -27
MUUUZ
April 2024. “Redoux Passager: an immersive installation at Milan Design Week 2024”
COVER MAGAZINE NEWS
April 2024. “COVER at Menu 1, Milan Design Week 2024”
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
March 2024. Issue 113. “Specifier: Billow Polar”, pp 181
LabelSTEP
March 11, 2024. “ Leading the Way: The Women Shaping the Future of the Handmade Carpet Industry” featuring Ali McMurter and Ana Cunningham
COVER MAGAZINE
SPRING, 2024. “Women in conversation”, featuring Ali McMurter and Ana Cunningham pp 90-92.
DESIGNLINES MAGAZINE
March 2024. “Rug Trends for a Home Ahead of the Curve”, featuring Piazza.
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
January 2024. Issue 112. “Spotlight: Floorcoverings: Redoux Passager”, pp 133
COVER MAGAZINE
WINTER, 2023. “Carpet Design Awards” featuring Chalet rug, pp 40-41. “Sustainability Goals”, pp154. “Marketplace: Report, Profile: Creative Matters” pp.184-185. “ The wonder of water” pp. 215.
DESIGNLINES MAGAZINE
Issue 1, 2024 - “Terra Firma”, featuring Piazza rug, pp 31-32.
MARIE CLAIRE MAISON MAGAZINE
February 2024. “Dans Leurs Elements”, featuring Rapids , pp 116-123
CHEMINÉE & POÉLE ACTUELS MAGAZINE
January-March 2024. “Ambiance Chalet”, featuring Dusk and Ruche Plum, pp 60-61
HOME FASHION NEWS MAGAZINE
January-March 2024. n°52. “6 Coups de Coeur de la Rédaction”, featuring Winter Sunset. pp 148-149. “Showroom par la Rédaction”, featuring Boulevard Terracotta. pp 151
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
January 2024. Online article. “Creative Matters launches biodegradable Axminster carpet”
FLOOR COVERINGS WEEKLY
January 2024. “High-end, fashion forward soft surface to lead in 2024”, pp 28.
DESIGNLINES MAGAZINE
January 2024. “Design Trends to Covet in 2024”, featuring Boulevard Terracotta.
MAISON ET JARDIN MAGAZINE
December 2023-January 2024 <<Peach Fuzz>> : Couleur de l’anneé 2024 Pantone, pp 537
RUG INSIDER MAGAZINE
WINTER, 2024. “Bring in the New: InDEPTH”, pp 16, “Creative Matters takes it 2.0” , pp 34-36
MAISON CREATIVE MAGAZINE
January-February 2024. Issue 139. “Bien-être: Bouclette Douillette”, featuring Hemma Blush, pp 30
2023
MAISON CREATIVE MAGAZINE
December 2023. << Peach Fuzz >> : la couleur Pantone 2024 qui va vous donner la pêche !
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
November 2023. Issue 111. “Spotlight: Fabrics, Surfaces & Wallcoverings: Smoulder from Tellurian Collection”, pp 188
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
October 28th, 2023. PURSUITS: Meet The New Crop of Sustainable Wool Producers , pp 5
ELLE DECORATION MAGAZINE
November 2023. Issue 311. “Phénoméne Les Feux du Ciel: Coucher du soleil”, pp 22
STYLE AT HOME MAGAZINE
November 2023- "Style News: Fair Flooring”, pp 12
MAISON & JARDIN MAGAZINE
October/November 2023. Issue 76. “Shopping Un Brin De CaracteÌre”, pp 1-2
COVER MAGAZINE NEWS
October 2023. “Four Rugs for October”
DESIGNLINES MAGAZINE
September 2023. “Earth-friendly rugs for a stylish and sustainable home”, featuring Chord Chartreuse.
TORONTO SUN
September 2023. “No room for woolly thinking on carpets”
COVER MAGAZINE NEWS
September 2023. “Cover Connect New York 2023”
COVER MAGAZINE
AUTUMN, 2023. “Cover Conversation 2”, pp 35, Cover Connect New York: Creative Matters, pp 125, Spaces: Toronto Office, pp 191
le journal de la MAISON
October 2023. Issue 0555. “now NOUVEAUTÉS + COUPS DE COEUR”, pp 113
IDEAT MAGAZINE
September/October 2023. Issue 162. Sages tressages, pp 319
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
September 2023. Issue 110. “Specifier: Canopy by Hilton Toronto Yorkville ”, pp 195
DESIGNLINES MAGAZINE
August, 2023. Creative Matters
INTERNATIONAL WOOL TEXTILE ORGANISATION
August, 2023. The Beauty of Wool Interiors
DESIGNLINES MAGAZINE
July, 2023. Chord Rug
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
July 2023. Issue 109. “Specifier: Canopy by Hilton, Toronto”, pp 170
AZURE MAGAZINE
July, 2023. Spec Sheets: Macrame Rug Collection
COVER MAGAZINE
SUMMER, 2023. “Wool’s Worth”, pp 106-108
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
May 2023. Online article. “Creative Matters talks wool, sustainability and the future of flooring”
ARCHITECTURES CREE MAGAZINE
Printemps 2023, Issue 404. “Prix D’Architecture Du Projet Citoyen: Savoir-faire artisanal pour architectes d’interieur.”
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
January 2023. Issue 106. “Spotlight: Hand Axminster”, pp 135
CUADERNO DE TENDENCIAS DEL HÁBITAT
22/23 - “Nostalgia: Craft Creation”, pp.46
2022
COVER MAGAZINE
WINTER, 2022. “Indigenous”, pp 139-141
BIG- BUSINESS IMMO GLOBAL MAGAZINE
November 2022. Issue 190. -”Design…textile”, pp 20
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
November 2022. Issue 105. “Spotlight: Soft Wallcoverings”, pp 170
COVER MAGAZINE NEWS
September 2022. - “Rugs at Paris Design Week 2022”
COVER MAGAZINE NEWS
September, 2022 - “Editor’s Picks: Five Rugs for September”
COVER MAGAZINE
SUMMER, 2022. “Spotlight: Ritz-Carlton ”, pp 121
BUILDING & DECOR
May 2022 “Exquisite Carpet Designs for the World’s Largest Cruise Ship”.
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
July 2022. Issue 103. “Spotlight: Ritz Carlton Hotel, Mexico City”, pp 172
STARBOARD MAGAZINE
June, 2022. Issue 7. “Spotlight- Wonder of the Seas”, pp 98.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
February, 2022 - Federal investment aims to turn around Canada’s wool industry
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
January, 2022. Issue 100. “Spotlight: Pendry Manhattan West”, pp 150-151
2021
DESIGNLINES MAGAZINE
Issue 4, 2021 - “Out of Shape”, pp 26.
DESIGNLINES MAGAZINE
December, 2021 - 5 Luxurious Rugs that Re-Imagine the Form
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
November, 2021. Issue 99. “Park Lane, New York”, pp 138-139. and “Specifier: Case Study”, pp. 206
COVER MAGAZINE NEWS
October, 2021 - “COVER Connect New York 2021”
COVER MAGAZINE
SUMMER, 2021. “Carpet Design Awards”, pp 119
RUG INSIDER MAGAZINE
FALL, 2021. “Feminine en Force- InDepth”, pp 36
THE TORONTO STAR
April, 2021 - Inside the dream home: Rosedale residence goes for the big picture
FLOORS - AFRICA MAGAZINE
April, 2021 - “Glamourous Flooring at Whistler”
STYLE AT HOME MAGAZINE
March, 2021- "Natural Choice”
OTTAWA CITIZEN
February, 2021 - “Around the House: Homegrown wool looks, wear well”
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
January, 2021. Issue 94. “Spotlight- Four Seasons Resort Whistler”, pp 136.
SHERIDAN NEWSROOM
January, 2021 - “ Beauty by design”
2020
COVER MAGAZINE NEWS
December, 2020 - “In the zone”
CTV NEWS ATLANTIC
December, 2020 - “N.B. wool company gets royal treatment in campaign started by Prince Charles”
CANADIAN INTERIORS
December, 2020. “Homegrown Canadian wool transformed into handcrafted rugs to support the material and industry”
COVER MAGAZINE
WINTER, 2020. “Of Flowers and Fleeces”, pp 116-117.
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
December, 2020. “Turns out Prince Charles is suprisingly passionate about wool”
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
November, 2020. Issue 93. “Spotlight- Tellurian- Mountainscape”, pp 170.
RUG INSIDER
FALL, 2020. “Oh, Orange!” Lumina Sunset, pp 46-47.
BUILDING & DECOR
August, 2020 “Aboriginal art wallcoverings for birth centre”.
COVER MAGAZINE
SUMMER, 2020. “Diversity Matters”, pp 74-75.
INTERIORS MAGAZINE
May/June 2020 "Stripes Olive - Creative Matters” pp 16-17.
COVER MAGAZINE
Spring, 2020, “Celebrity Edge”, pp 135.
RUG NEWS
April, 2020 “Welcome to the Creative Matters Colour Lab” by Kathleen Bingham.
RUG NEWS
March, 2020 “The Shinola Project” by Kathleen Bingham.
RUG INDUSTRY NEWS
February 4, 2020, “A Raven Takes Flight at Creative Matters”.
SLEEPER MAGAZINE
Issue #88, 2020, “Spotlight, 2. Four Seasons Toronto”, pp 154.
INDEX DESIGN
January 21, 2020, “Editor's picks at Maison & Objet January 2020”.
2015-2019
PASSENGER SHIP - INTERIOR & REFURBISHMENT REVIEW
2019/20, “Innovative Carpet Design”, pp 70-71.
COVER MAGAZINE & TEXTILES FOR MODERN INTERIORS
Autumn, 2019, “Flair for stairs”, by Malin Lonnberg, pp 154-155.
ARTCARPET MAGAZINE
Issue #2, 2019, Various Coverage
COVER MAGAZINE & TEXTILES FOR MODERN INTERIORS
Summer, 2019, “Rug upon rug”, by Malin Lonnberg, pp. 100-101.
HOUSE TIPSTER INDUSTRY
March, 2019, “Creative Matters Designs 277 New Rugs for Detroit’s Shinola Hotel”, by Wendy Lien.
VILLAGE LIVING MAGAZINE
August 2018, "Our Love Affair with Wallpaper" by Christine Spencer and Peter Brooks - BedfordBrooks Design Inc.
COVER CARPETS & TEXTILES FOR MODERN INTERIORS
Autumn, 2018, "The Loom Boom", by Lucy Upward, pp. 138-139.
COVER CARPETS & TEXTILES FOR MODERN INTERIORS
Summer 2018, Various coverage
RUG NEWS
August 12th, 2017, "The Rug Show NYC Announces Carpet Design Contest, Workshops Led by Creative Matters Team".
OUR HOMES MAGAZINE
Fall 2017 "Evolution of Carpet", Written by Dolores Pian, p 12.
COVER CARPETS & TEXTILES FOR MODERN INTERIORS
Spring 2017, "Carpet Design Awards - Editor's Pick", by Lucy Upward. Cover Modern Carpets & Textiles For Interiors pp. 38-39.
RUG NEWS
May 17th, 2017, "Creative Matters Promotes Ana Cunningham and Ali McMurter to Partners/ Vice Presidents".
RUG NEWS
March 3rd, 2017, "Creative Matters to Exhibit at Domotex Asia/ChinaFloor".
TORONTO LIFE MAGAZINE
October 5, 2016, "Inside Deloitte’s 19-floor office, with treadmill desks, a spin studio and a full outdoor kitchen," by Jean Grant.
RUG NEWS
February 6th, 2017, "Domotex 2017 Celebrates the Best and the New in Rugs Worldwide", Written by Stephen Landrigan.
DAMN MAGAZINE
January/February 2017, "Cover It ALL", by Patrizia Coggiola. Photography by Creative Matters.
COVER CARPETS & TEXTILES FOR MODERN INTERIORS
Winter 2016, "Spaces", photography by Faena Miami Beach, pp. 163.
TORONTO LIFE MAGAZINE
August 12 2016, "Inside Holt Renfrew's gigantic swanky new Square One location" by Jean Grant.
COVER CARPETS & TEXTILES FOR MODERN INTERIORS
Spring 2016, "Spaces," by Malin Lonnberg pp. 112.
CONTRACT DESIGN
March 2016, "University of Chicago Saieh Hall for Economics," by Edward Keegan AIA pp 62-67.
COVER CARPETS & TEXTILES FOR MODERN INTERIORS
Winter 2015, Hydrangea in "Designs for 2016," pp. 46-47.
COVER CARPETS & TEXTILES FOR MODERN INTERIORS
Autumn 2015, Cascade Blue in "Back to the City," pp. 148-149.
RUG NEWS AND DESIGN
September 20, 2015, "Creative Matters at NYICS," Written by Marjorie Hill.
THE CHRONICLE HERALD
July, 2015 - “Looking at London”