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Mini Moderns Rug Stars: We’re talking rugs with stars of the interior world.

Kirsty Barton — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 13:23:26 +0000

Creative duo Mini Moderns choose their perfect rugs. Keith’s Rug Stars choice is a Wool Milkshake Coconut rug and Mark’s Rug Stars choice is a patterned Quirky B Honeycomb Moss rug designed with our bespoke Make Me A Rug service.

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Margo Selby Rug Stars: We’re talking rugs with stars of the interior world.

Kirsty Barton — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 08:47:27 +0000

Award winning textile designer Margo Selby’s Rug Stars choice is her own design Frolic Westbrook, a multi-coloured striped rug, that she has teamed with an inner Double Piping Cotton Border in Pink and an outer Stripes Thick Black border.

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The story of ‘Authentic Lucienne’ by Paula Day

Kirsty Barton — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 13:57:40 +0000

Here Robin and Lucienne Day’s daughter Paula Day, founder of The Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation, tells how she has collaborated with Alternative Flooring to bring authentic Lucienne Day patterned carpet designs back in production.

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How Alternative and Liberty Fabrics got together

Kirsty Barton — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 16:19:16 +0000

Britain has a fine history of producing quality brands with craftsmanship. Liberty Fabrics and Alternative Flooring continue this tradition. Supporting British design and manufacturing were key factors in launching Quirky B.

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Britain’s Cool Club

Kirsty Barton — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:30:11 +0000

Alternative Flooring is a member of Britain’s Coolest Club – the 2015/16 CoolBrands, where innovation, originality, authenticity and desirability are just some of the cool qualities that count.

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Trends v. timelessness – Ben Pentreath for Alternative Flooring

Kirsty Barton — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:34:12 +0000

Ben Pentreath is an interior and architectural designer, shopkeeper, author and journalist. From his two design studios in the heart of London’s Bloomsbury, Ben works on a huge variety of buildings.

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Guest Blog: Ashley Hicks

Kirsty Barton — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:43:52 +0000

Ashley Hicks has designed two distinct patterned carpets called Chainmail and Daisy for Alternative Flooring’s new Quirky B - a broadloom patterned carpet collection that launches at Decorex International.

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