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Livid Wool & Silk Rug, ivory drawn with clouded charcoal lines, under a black steel and glass display stand.

Rugs for Galleries, Exhibitions and Design Fair Stands

In a gallery or on a design fair stand, a rug is either the work on show or the floor that frames it. How to choose for each, plan platforms and traffic, and move and re-use rugs between shows.

Bedlam Wool Rug close up, ivory hand tufted New Zealand wool with broad loose strokes of deep blue.

Circle Time

Rugs for Preschools and Activity Rooms

A preschool rug is where circle time, stories and quiet play happen. How to size it for a group, which low pile weaves cope, how to clean it, and when a washable cotton dhurrie is the better choice.

Plaid Rug close up, hand tufted New Zealand wool in a deep grey green, crossed with carved lines in a soft plaid.

Clinics

Rugs for Clinics and Waiting Rooms

A rug can make a clinic waiting room feel calmer and quieter, but only in the right zones. Where rugs belong, which low and firm constructions cope, and how to plan cleaning before the first patien...

Cadence Wool Rug in a large lounge, hand tufted New Zealand wool in stepped ivory bands under a full seating group.

Commercial

Rugs for Residential Clubhouses and Society Lobbies

Society lobbies and clubhouses are shared living rooms, used by residents, children, guests and staff from morning to midnight. Where rugs work in them, which ones hold up, and how to keep them loo...

Clique Wool Rug in Pitch Black close up, hand tufted New Zealand wool with an ivory circular form of fine lines on a black field.

Commercial

A Custom Rug With a Logo or Monogram

A logo at the door of a store, a monogram at the foot of a stair, a crest in a private office. How a custom rug carries a mark well, from scale and line weight to colour and construction.

Ivory Wool Rug in a living room, a pale rug square to the sofa under soft daylight.

Designers

Styling Rugs for an Interior Photoshoot

A finished project is photographed once, and the rug often decides whether the frame looks calm or careless. How to square, brush, light and crop a rug for a portfolio shoot.

Nuva Silk Rug in Beige folded at the corner, handloom Botanical Silk with a soft sheen across the low pile.

Care

A Rug Care Handover Note for Your Clients

The rug is placed, the client is happy, and the next year of its life depends on one page they keep. What a designer's rug care handover note should contain, written fibre by fibre.

Moss Wool Rug close up, hand tufted New Zealand wool in a soft grey green with ridges worked into the pile.

Commercial

Rugs for Spas, Salons and Wellness Studios

Rugs can make a spa reception or a relaxation lounge feel calm and warm, but steam, oils and water change the rules. Where rugs work, where they do not, and which wool weaves suit each zone.

Mosaic Wool Rug close up, hand tufted New Zealand wool with fine ivory lines drawn across a black field.

Commercial

Rugs for Boutiques and Retail Stores

A rug can slow a shopper down, mark a display zone and soften a fitting room. Where rugs work in a store, which fibres and constructions take the traffic, and how to order them made to measure.

Velocity Wool & Silk Rug close up, hand tufted New Zealand wool and Botanical Silk in sage, grey and ivory planes.

Advice

Rug Mistakes Interior Designers See Most

From the trade side, most rug problems on a project are timing and approval problems, not taste. The mistakes seen most often, and how designers avoid them.