$10M antique Persian carpet sets new record at auction

May 20, 2010

A 17th-century carpet previously in the renowned collection of Martine Marie Pol, Comtesse de Béhague, set a new world record at auction last month. The de Behague carpet, made in the Kirman region of south Persia, was hammered down at Christie’s for £6.2m (about $10m USD), almost doubled the previous record set by the Pearl [...]

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Arts and Crafts Movement reinterpreted

April 30, 2010

At New York Fashion Week in February, designer Anna Sui’s show paid a stunning and creative tribute to the Arts and Crafts Movement. I was intrigued to see the values and aesthetics of the movement re-interpreted in a completely different genre. I had planned to write about this when it was hot off the press, [...]

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GoodWeave Spring newsletter

April 7, 2010

The GoodWeave spring newsletter is now online. The newsletter features updates from the GoodWeave industry partners (including Guildcraft Carpets, of course), industry events, and details on the progress of various GoodWeave programs and campaigns, as well as other forms of encouragement. Thanks again to all our friends at the RugMark/GoodWeave organization for their continued support [...]

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GoodWeave's Designer Sourcebook debut at Architectural Digest show

March 4, 2010

Guildcraft Carpets is one of the companies featured in the 2010 GoodWeave Rug Sourcebook, a full-color, hands-on resource guide for interior designers. The Sourcebook will debut at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York March 18-21. If you’re there, stop by the GoodWeave booth (#774) to say hello and pick up copy.

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2010 Arts & Crafts Conference

February 21, 2010

This weekend was the 23rd annual  Arts & Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC.  This is the Main Event for devotees of the Arts & Crafts Movement – antiques, reproductions, artisans, educational workshops, you name it. An eclectic bunch of people are drawn in every year by their common love of [...]

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Design trend predictions from Natural Home magazine

January 30, 2010

Choosing a GoodWeave certified rug is not only the right thing to do, it’s a design trend for 2010, says Robyn Griggs Lawrence, Editor-in-Chief of Natural Home. Seeing the clear connection between beautifully designed, high-quality rugs and the hands that wove them, she says: Purchase chic rugs from socially responsible companies. Look for the Goodweave [...]

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Help us fight illegal child labor in the rug industry.

January 28, 2010

Here’s a four-minute video about the work of GoodWeave (formerly RugMark) in its efforts to bring about an end to illegal child labor in the carpet industry. By purchasing a GoodWeave-certified carpet, you help support the work of rehabilitation, schooling, and training of former child slaves. We’ve always been strongly committed to the GoodWeave organization [...]

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