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Apr 10
Posted by Maegan
Our latest photographs have just arrived from the studio of Francine Zaslow! A few weeks ago I worked with Francine and her team to capture Merida’s new wool area rugs from the Sweater Collection, which are designed and woven in Fall River, MA.
We were lucky enough to find an ideal space at Belle Mer in Newport,RI, where the simple, elegant spaces complemented the sophisticated look of the rugs. The smooth surfaces and clean angles in the space enhanced the deep, knit-like texture from each rug design. To add some visual interest to the shots, we borrowed furniture and props from showrooms at the Boston Design Center.
I worked alongside interior designer and stylist, Robert Wurbel, and hand selected the perfect pieces from Icon Group, Furn & Co and Studio 534 to complete each setting. Our goal was to not overwhelm the composition with a ton of furniture and props, but to suggest a space that would allow viewers to imagine the rugs in their own setting. The final shots are spectacular!
- Merida’s new Sweater Coil Rug in Ivory
- Ironies – Boreal Bench with Jerry Pair / Bella Pelle leather color: Lilac – Found at Studio 534
BEFORE:
AFTER:
- Sweater Cable rug in Ivory
- Icon Group cream sofa / Furn & Co silver screen and white vase
BEFORE:
AFTER:
- Sweater Coil in Ivory – New tufted design using felted, crimped wool yarn
Thank you to all, whose work helped orchestrate the elements to make this shoot a great success! I’m looking forward to many more!
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Mar 10
Posted by Whitney
Tucked away on a steep, wooded hillside is an amazing mountainside home in North Carolina. A heavily forested plot of land did not deter interior designer, Ann Sherrill and her husband to build the home of their dreams with a 90-foot bridge leading to their front door. Ann owns a well-known upscale design shop called Rusticks and was featured in the January-February 2010 issue of Veranda where Merida was given on-page credit. A Madagascar sisal area rug in Tupelo provides depth and coziness to this cavernous living space. The rustic browns and country-chic antiques placed perfect emphasis on our Madagascar sisal rug to stand out and adding subtle texture to the living room.
“I chose Merida’s Madagascar area rug for my home because of the warm, rich look and comfortable feel underfoot.” – Ann Sherrill
Madagascar Tupelo's textural warmth is the perfect accent to this rustic living room.
To order swatches of Madagascar Tupelo or any of our other color ways, please click here or visit our online Customer Center to begin a quote.
Do you have a photo of a design project featuring a Merida rug? Submit it to marketing@meridameridian.com! If we select your photo, your name and website will be promoted on our blog, Twitter, and Faceook pages!
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Mar 10
Posted by Bojan
For interior design enthusiasts visiting or living in New York City, ABC Carpet & Home should be at or near the top of the shopping list. My first visit to the store’s Manhattan location at Broadway and 19th St. was a brief stop when I was in town for the ICFF show a few years ago. Even then I understood why ABC is the largest retailer of rugs and carpets in the world. The fantastic selection of rugs from every corner of the world is impressive enough, but throw in the luxurious showroom with mile-high ceilings and marble columns – not to mention friendly, knowledgeable salespeople – and you’ve really got an amazing experience.
Carpeted walls in an area of the dramatic ABC Carpet showroom in NYC.
My latest visit to ABC Carpet was last month with Merida’s Vice President of Strategic Accounts, Paul Rizzo. We were there to begin the process of re-designing Merida’s custom area rug boutique at ABC, and it was an exciting meeting. ABC’s Vice President, Larry Chiprut, was thrilled with our new Valente, Mandacaru and Paraiba sisal designs from Brazil, and we decided to use some of the Valente colors as wallcoverings to create a dramatic backdrop for the boutique, similar to the image above.
Merida’s Creative Director, Maegan Fee, has also been exploring some innovative new display units for the boutique that we’re excited to begin working on. Add to that a special area of the boutique to highlight our collection of rugs for the National Geographic Home Collection, and I think we’re going to be creating a lot of excitement in this already thrilling retail space.
Below are some photos I took of our current space at ABC. We can’t wait to reveal the new and improved boutique next month… you may not even recognize it!
Merida's boutique on the 2nd floor of ABC Carpet in New York.
Another "before" shot of our boutique at ABC.
