A new online rug store will be the only place in the UK where buyers can obtain wool rugs from the Brink & Campman 2008 range. The new website www.brinkcampmanrugs.com goes live in the spring of 2008.
An exclusive deal negotiated between the Dutch rug manufacturer, Brink & Campman, and its UK distributor, brinkcampmanrugs, means that no other online store in the UK will be able to offer rugs from the company's 2008 range. The deal is good news for home-owners and interior designers because the team behind brinkcampmanrugs say that they intend to offer the widest online range anywhere in the world.
Research conducted by brinkcampmanrugs shows that the British rug-buying public has long been waiting for such a wide range of Brink & Campman woolen rugs to become available in the UK. The rugs, which are as popular with interior designers as they are with upmarket home-owners, are all designed at Brink & Campman's studios in Lichtenvoorde in The Netherlands.
Brink & Campman woolen rugs are of three types: woven, hand-knotted, and hand-tufted. The woven rugs are produced in The Netherlands on classic 'gripper Axminster' looms that create a faithful reproduction of the original rug-knotting technique. Varying the thickness and style of the yarn, as well as the depth of the pile, creates a huge range of rug finishes.
Hand-knotted rugs are produced in Nepal, using a unique method in which the pile yarn is knotted in neat rows around the stretched warp threads. Many rugs are 100% Tibetan wool, hand-carded and hand-spun to produce a beautifully natural appearance. Others blend Tibetan wools with top quality wools from New Zealand.
Hand-tufted rugs come from China and India where the hand-carving of fine gaps between coloured areas emphasises subtle differences of hue and tone.
The attention to detail that marks out Brink & Campman rugs has been extended to the mechanics of online selling. According to the owners of brinkcampmanrugs, ordering a wool rug will be straightforward. There will be numerous ready-made sizes to choose from, plus custom sizes made to order. It's thought that custom sizes will particularly appeal to architects, interior designers, and individuals who are looking for something different on the floor of their home.
To find out more, visit www.brinkcampmanrugs.com.