Author Archive: Leslie Stroh
Leslie Stroh is the Publisher of Rug News andDesign Magazine.
Jaipur Rugs Foundation featured in The Atlantic
In this beautifully illustrated article in The Atlantic, the origins of the social entrepreneurship approach to rug making are described.
Rug News andDesign featured Mr. and Mrs. N.K. Chaudhary in the article Jaipur Rugs – 40,000 workers, 32,000 women from July 2011, detailing their contributions to empowering women and “giving dignity to the weavers.”
Care & Fair Video Statement
Care & Fair has created this video statement of their mission, including schooling children, teaching adults, and providing free medical services for over 100,000 patients.
Canadian Rug Design Firm Recognizes World Day Against Child Labour, Announces Unique 25th Anniversary Initiative in Support of Fair Trade
On the eve of World Day Against Child Labour (June 12, 2013), Toronto-based fair trade design firm Creative Matters announced that it will celebrate its 25th anniversary year by mounting The Art Day Project to “celebrate and demystify the art of rug design and fair trade weaving.” Creative Matters designers will use artwork created by workshop participants as inspiration for several original rug designs which will be entered into the firm’s first-ever Art Day competition.
By The Numbers: The Future Of The Knotted Rug Business by Rob Leahy
By Rob Leahy GROWTH RETURNS, BUT UNEVENLY As I prepared for the Afghanistan/USA Carpet Conference (From Sheep to Shop), held in Dubai September 20-22nd of this year I collected a large amount of information for presentation to the participants. From these data a picture appeared that was encouraging on one level, but disconcerting on another. [...]
May 2013 Rug News andDesign
andDesign – The Niche Within The Niche — By Sarah Stroh
Observations — Change Happens — By Leslie Stroh
Retailing — Chicago — By Jack Maier
Designers’ Notebook – Shea Soucie/Martin Horner, and Melissa Lewis & Cari Giannoulias
April 2013 Rug News andDesign
andDesign – The Ship That Sails Wins — By Sarah Stroh
Observations — Retailers Survey Results — By Leslie Stroh
Observations — Social Media — By Mike Cohen
All About Rugs – Cross Trending — By Wesley Mancini
Designers’ Notebook – Lynda Onthank, ASID and Christina Oliver
Saraswati Carpets, Parent of Amer Carpets: Tufted Rug Making
Saraswati Carpets, Parent of Amer Carpets: Tufted Rug Making.
Real hand tufting, not gun tufting.
Carpet Making by Saraswati Carpets, Parent of Amer Carpet
Carpet Making by Saraswati Carpets, Parent of Amer Carpet.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Rug Industry
Rug News andDesign has found that an increasing number of rug companies are embracing social responsibility at the manufacturing level, wholesaling level and retail level.
