Felted Wool Rug

Dream 172 rug by Irvine International

Close up detail.

Today I saw this fantastic felted wool rug at the Designmade showroom. Dream 172 is by Irvine International and it has a large scale woven pattern. It looks great - comes in 4 classic colours and in various sizes. Nice.
Photographs via Irvine International.

Making Rugs by Hand.

The other day I was sent this digital postcard from The Rug Company (click on the image above to see it larger).
The Rug Company is a fabulous company based in London where they create beautiful, original and distinctive handmade rugs. The rug designs are by talented and experienced designers from all over the world (check out the gorgeous rug selection and room sets here), while the rugs themselves are made in Nepal.
This postcard came with a video clip, from a trip to Nepal, which demostrates in a nutshell how a handmade rug is created. It gave me a great insight to the quality of craftmanship and skill required in each rug. Watch the video here.

Furniture - IKEA

Dalfred Stool

Stockholm Serving Cart

Alseda Stool

PS Cabinet

Stockholm Rand  Rug

Estetisk Cabinet

Helmer Drawers on Castors

Leran Pendant Shade

 Hemnes Drawers

Stockholm Coffee Table

Vika Lilleby Trestle Legs

Knodd Bin with Lid

Trondheim Drawers

Wouldn't it be great to have an Ikea here in New Zealand?

Photographs by Ikea via Remodelista.

Product - Mokum rugs

Today I was introduced to the launch collection of Mokum Rugs. Have a closer look at the whole range and information here.
Mokum have done a great job of producing designs from existing textile patterns. Made of NZ wool and produced in Nepal, I was impressed by the range and am particularly taken by the Star Tile rug. Nice.