An article in The Grand Rapids Press, http://bit.ly/NpmiV, this week brought to my attention a wonderful collaboration to the office furniture industry. DesignTex has contracted with Azure Rugs Inc. for a new collection of rugs called Common Threads made by Afghan women.
The program is more than about the carpets. It’s about empowering these women and girls and providing education and employment for them. We get a beautiful product and they get a better life.
Azure Rugs Inc. is a not-for- profit organization that is providing sustainable income for Afghan women by making connections and selling the rugs they weave. The program that Azure has established helps empower the women weavers so they are able to provide for their families and gain access to education and healthcare.
This is the first product the weavers have produced that is being sold through the office furniture industry. The Common Threads Collection was previewed at NeoCon in Chicago this past June with great success. It won two awards: Innovation and Editor’s Choice.
Sizes are 5x7, 6x9 and 8x8. The rugs are hand tied with 100 knots per square inch.
Patterns are Unity, Relativity R600, Prosperity, Humanity, Connectivity R300, and Diversity.
Personally I love the Humanity design with Prosperity a close second. Somehow that sounds a little strange but right, Humanity over Prosperity! I like it.
DesignTex has taken sustainability into account with these rugs in many areas. Make sure to check out their environmental Design criteria for Common Threads.
I think these are beautiful and tell a great story. They are worth checking out.
DesignTex http://www.dtex.com/
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