“We don’t consider ourselves carpet connoisseurs and are always skeptical of new products that get slapped with fancy names or have significant marketing dollars behind it. But Shaw’s approach of sharing their carpet construction from soup to nuts and being transparent about the entire process was refreshing and we couldn’t help but get behind [...]

Last week Shaw Floors gave me and several other design bloggers and journalists a fascinating (and quite interesting interactive) “behind the scenes” tour of Shaw Floors’ research and development facility and quality and testing center. I’ve journaled some of the key highlights of the Tigressa Carpets’ debut and the Shaw Floors’ facility tour in this [...]

SURYA’s eco-collection hand-tufted rugs made from 100% New Zealand wool without using dyes. The "coloring" is achieved through the use of varied natural colored wools of different lengths of pile and then hand carved into the rug to create a sculptured effect.

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Pottery Barn’s Color Bound Sea Grass Rug (click image for detailed view) are eco-friendly and budget friendly.    Sea grass, a natural fiber that has a very long useful life, is best know for its natural ability  to repel moisture thanks in part to its non-porous structure – making sea grass rugs like the Pottery Barn’s [...]

Momeni’s Verde Collection of organically hip rugs  are hand-knotted from 100% hemp and colored with eco-friendly vegetable dyes.  Decorating divas with chemical sensitivities will love this Momeni rug since it is free of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) which are known to  aggravate respiratory conditions such as Asthma and allergies.

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FLOR’s Fedora 2 Rug Kit (carpet tiles) made from up to 80% recycled materials.  The Fedora 2 rug kit is A DIY divas dream – this  wonderfully eco friendly FLOR rug kit  lets you express your individuality and design flair .

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Canopy / Indigo Wool Rug by Angela Adams features multi-dimensional cut pile 100% New Zealand wool with a modern color palette of Turquoise, Loden, Indigo and Peacock.Angela Adams’ rugs are so beautifully designed that you can consider the rugs artwork for your floors. Sure, you may want to take pains to avoid walking on this [...]

Danskina Bamboo shag rug (detail view). Available in 20 beautiful colors.  Danskina rugs have a cult like following among home fashionistas and for good reason they are richly colored and feel like a cashmere sweater underfoot.

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"Bicicleta Rug" designed by Ariadna Miquel for Nani Marquina. This industrial chic area rug is created from recycled bicycle tires – now that’s creative recycling!

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LAMA Concept’s futuristic eco interpretation wool felt and LED embedded rug (Rug created for DIRECT TV reception area, photo credit: Lama Concept) . The LED Cell rug is made from 100% wool felt strips that are strategically embedded with LEDs .  The LAMA concept led cell carpets come in a range of sizes to fit [...]