While many cultures have traditionally used recycled textiles, CLAUDIA MILLS STUDIO designs rag rugs in a fresh palette of colors and new fabrics, updating the age-old technique to create contemporary rugs for today's living and working spaces. Working in a small production setting, CLAUDIA MILLS STUDIO designs and manufacturers one-of-a-kind handwoven pieces that are unique in today's textile market of global mass manufacturing.
Claudia offers a retail line of individual designs and custom, site-specific rugs. While the rugs have a contemporary, vibrant feel, they retain the texture and warmth of traditional rag rugs. My first priority is to create a well-designed piece, a functioning floor covering that is both beautiful and durable. In college, after exploring every course the art department offered, I landed in the weaving studio.
I found weaving's combination of mathematical rigor and tactile diversity irresistible. Building on my childhood fascination with designing clothes using novelty fabrics, I began weaving with large bright prints, lurex, ripstop nylon and plaids.
Claudia offers a retail line of individual designs and custom, site-specific rugs. While the rugs have a contemporary, vibrant feel, they retain the texture and warmth of traditional rag rugs. My first priority is to create a well-designed piece, a functioning floor covering that is both beautiful and durable. In college, after exploring every course the art department offered, I landed in the weaving studio.
I found weaving's combination of mathematical rigor and tactile diversity irresistible. Building on my childhood fascination with designing clothes using novelty fabrics, I began weaving with large bright prints, lurex, ripstop nylon and plaids.
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Most rugs are made with 100% cotton yarn and fabric strips with a few rugs woven in cotton yarn and leather strips.
The rugs works well at the kitchen sink or back door, along side your bed and in your entryway; just about anywhere in your home where you want a functional shot of color.
We recommend adding a nonskid pad to your order for no extra charge.
This helps to keep the rugs in place to avoid slippage.
Cotton rugs are completely machine washable; leather rugs are not machine washable but can be wiped down with a damp cloth.
The rugs works well at the kitchen sink or back door, along side your bed and in your entryway; just about anywhere in your home where you want a functional shot of color.
We recommend adding a nonskid pad to your order for no extra charge.
This helps to keep the rugs in place to avoid slippage.
Cotton rugs are completely machine washable; leather rugs are not machine washable but can be wiped down with a damp cloth.
Leather runners 2' x 5' and 2' x 6', Silk bedcover 6' x 6' for installation designed by Tom McHugh at MMoCA.
Photos by Michael Krakora.
A separate warp is set up for each CLAUDIA MILLS CUSTOM rug; these can be adapted from rugs already in our retail line or designed for any specific area using colors of your choice.
Weft colors include over 120 stock colors and assorted leathers.
All custom projects are charged a non-refundable design fee of $150, which is applied to the final cost of the rug.
The fee covers the cost of a site visit, when possible, and color renderings of designs to scale with fabric and yarn samples.
Photos by Michael Krakora.
A separate warp is set up for each CLAUDIA MILLS CUSTOM rug; these can be adapted from rugs already in our retail line or designed for any specific area using colors of your choice.
Weft colors include over 120 stock colors and assorted leathers.
All custom projects are charged a non-refundable design fee of $150, which is applied to the final cost of the rug.
The fee covers the cost of a site visit, when possible, and color renderings of designs to scale with fabric and yarn samples.
CLAUDIA MILLS RUNNERS COLLECTION is based on 2' widths and multiples of 2' wide lengths seamed together for larger rugs.
These rugs are well priced and have a quick turn-around.
Cotton rugs up to 12' in length can be machine-washed.
Clients can choose from our stock designs or use the 2' width to plan a custom order.
These rugs are well priced and have a quick turn-around.
Cotton rugs up to 12' in length can be machine-washed.
Clients can choose from our stock designs or use the 2' width to plan a custom order.
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