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WE POPPED UP IN THE JUNCTION THIS WEEK
After almost 25 years as designers of custom carpets we decided to have our very first sample sale.
CASCADING WATERFALL STAIRCASE IN ELLE DÉCOR NOVEMBER 2012
ELLE Décors "Luxury Issue" gushes with opulent glamour as it takes the reader on a visual tour of the high life. In the spread “An Eye for Elegance”, William Sofield gives a New York apartment a luxurious face-lift with delicate textures and tasteful embellishments. Amongst the delicate textures are three of CMI’s hand-knotted custom rugs found in the bedroom, the office and the staircase.
CREATIVE MATTERS LAUNCH AT BY KAMY IN SAO PAULO AT DESIGN WEEKEND
During Design Weekend, August 23 - 26, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, CMI launched pieces from the Aerial Collection at the by Kamy showroom. We had the pleasure of exhibiting our work alongside 9 important national designers.
ELLE DECOR FEATURES WISH FROM THE TERRA COLLECTION!
Elle Decor magazine is highly regarded in the interior design world and has a great reputation here in Canada, so when we stumbled upon one of our rugs in an Elle Decor feature, we were thrilled!
REDESIGN 2012 UPDATE
Chosen by popular demand, our modern upholstered “Eames DSW” chair will be reinvented as a colorful deep-sea creature – the jellyfish. We have started the process by painting silk fabric with vibrant liquid dye and are ready to move on to our next task - creating tentacles and upholstering the surface of the sea jelly.
REDESIGN 2012
Creative Matters will be participating in the Textile Museum of Canada’s second annual reDesign 2012. This year, the event will take place on Wednesday November 7th at Hazelton Lanes in Yorkville, Toronto.
NYICS MAKES ROOM FOR CREATIVE MATTERS!
We have decided to increase our space at the New York International Carpet Show, taking place in the Fall, in order to include a brand new Art Day rug (#396)! The rug is still in the process of being made and we are extremely excited to unveil the finished product for the first time at NYICS.
Read more at Rug News and Design.
MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2012: ANALOGIA 003
While in Milan for COVER's first curated show, Forza Tappeti: The Rug Revolution, Carol and Donna had the opportunity to visit several of the countless exhibits stationed around the city during Milan Design Week. One of the favourite exhibits was Ventura Lambrate, located in the city's industrial area, where restored factories have been transformed into design studios housing a variety of independent design shows.