Insider's Guide to Market: Best Spot for Rug Shopping

Although we mentioned New River Artisans in another post, we thought we'd clue you in on just how great this resource is for designers in the know. Pearson displays many of their rugs in the showroom during High Point Market. Each rug is custom, sold only to the trade and they even have a line designed by Tobi Farley.

What is now a world-class rug manufacturing company began as just a small mill founded by the Satterwhite family in North Carolina’s New River Valley in 1981. They are known for skillfully crafting hand-tufted wool rugs, have "earned recognition for being the first to develop basketweave loop pile construction, first to bring historic Aubusson patterns into needlepoint constructions, and for being a versatile and responsive design partner."

Though they offer the finest authentic, traditional constructions, this company is very focused on contemporary design and strives to deliver the best possible product to designers and their clientele. Each rug is still crafted in the mountains of North Carolina and Southwest Virginia. If you haven't yet discovered this vendor, it's time you made an introduction. They are located above the Pearson showroom at 200 North Hamilton, Suite 301.

Here are a few installation shots we love...


This scene actually features our 568 Perching chair over a Da Silva Bruhns rug in a Utah installation. Interior design by 2 Design.


How gorgeous is this? Custom "1913" rug. Design by Tobi Fairley Interior Design.


The "Detour" rug. Interior design by Schelfe & Associates, Inc. Interior Design.

We love having New River Artisans as a design partner. Their gorgeous floor coverings really help our vignettes shine in photos and in our shorooms. When you're in the Hamilton Wrenn District, be sure to swing their showroom by to see more of their marvelous creations on display.