Journal

A behind-the-scenes look at what inspires Wendy’s designs, our latest product releases, news and mood boards.

Re-sizing our John Lewis Flamingo Clouds rug

Re-sizing our John Lewis Flamingo Clouds rug

A client approached us for a 2m x 3m rug and decided that Flamingo Clouds would be the rug to suit her room perfectly. Our Flamingo Clouds rug is exclusive to John Lewis and comes in the standard 170cm x 240cm size.  However, through our Design Service we were able...

Re-sizing our John Lewis Flamingo Clouds rug

A client approached us for a 2m x 3m rug and decided that Flamingo Clouds would be the rug to suit her room perfectly. Our Flamingo Clouds rug is exclusive to John Lewis and comes in the standard 170cm x 240cm size.  However, through our Design Service we were able...

Re-colouring Mandela Viscose

Re-colouring Mandela Viscose

Wendy has been working on a bespoke project for a client who fell in love with Mandela Viscose but wanted the base in teal and the birds in gold.  Working with the client to ensure the correct shades for the room scheme, Wendy has transformed the popular neutral rug into something beautiful...

Re-colouring Mandela Viscose

Wendy has been working on a bespoke project for a client who fell in love with Mandela Viscose but wanted the base in teal and the birds in gold.  Working with the client to ensure the correct shades for the room scheme, Wendy has transformed the popular neutral rug into something beautiful...

Jardin de Chinois joins the handknotted collection

Jardin de Chinois joins the handknotted collection

Jardin de Chinois The Wendy Morrison Curated Collection is a collection of carefully chosen rugs sourced from Wendy’s travels around India.  The rugs in this collection are of exceptional quality and are hand knotted wool & silk for longevity and luxury.   Taking inspiration from these exquisite rugs Jardin de...

Jardin de Chinois joins the handknotted collection

Jardin de Chinois The Wendy Morrison Curated Collection is a collection of carefully chosen rugs sourced from Wendy’s travels around India.  The rugs in this collection are of exceptional quality and are hand knotted wool & silk for longevity and luxury.   Taking inspiration from these exquisite rugs Jardin de...

What we loved in September - a Decorex special

What we loved in September - a Decorex special

We managed to find time to pop down to Decorex to see the sights on offer…  We came across some serious eye candy! First up,  Alternative Flooring’s Quirky B collection Alternative Flooring has teamed up with Liberty Fabrics to create 4 designs in a contemporary range of colours all woven...

What we loved in September - a Decorex special

We managed to find time to pop down to Decorex to see the sights on offer…  We came across some serious eye candy! First up,  Alternative Flooring’s Quirky B collection Alternative Flooring has teamed up with Liberty Fabrics to create 4 designs in a contemporary range of colours all woven...

Ochre Florals in finishing

Ochre Florals in finishing

It’s so rewarding seeing our rugs being made.  This is Ochre Florals at our workshop in India, ready to be shipped to a customer. Ochre Florals is a neutral grey rug teeming with sketches of flowers, three of them bursting to life in ochre and accents of sky blue.  Find...

Ochre Florals in finishing

It’s so rewarding seeing our rugs being made.  This is Ochre Florals at our workshop in India, ready to be shipped to a customer. Ochre Florals is a neutral grey rug teeming with sketches of flowers, three of them bursting to life in ochre and accents of sky blue.  Find...

Our crochet rug creates a cool reading spot..

Our crochet rug creates a cool reading spot..

Our Rugs/Your Space - 'Crochet' We absolutely love this.  Our Crochet rug looks just fabulous in this room! The customer has styled it perfectly, adding this splash of colour to a simple room scheme.  She also has Mandela Moon in her bedroom, again styled wonderfully.  She’s very successfully turning a...

Our crochet rug creates a cool reading spot..

Our Rugs/Your Space - 'Crochet' We absolutely love this.  Our Crochet rug looks just fabulous in this room! The customer has styled it perfectly, adding this splash of colour to a simple room scheme.  She also has Mandela Moon in her bedroom, again styled wonderfully.  She’s very successfully turning a...

What we loved in August…

What we loved in August…

Manuel Canovas, ‘Les Cavaliers Lin’ fabric in Rose Indien. Through our bespoke design service we have been approached to design a rug to complement a client’s red sofa and cushions in Manuel Canovas’s ‘Les Cavaliers Lin’ fabric.  Picking out the hues of Rose Indien from the fabric and matching the...

What we loved in August…

Manuel Canovas, ‘Les Cavaliers Lin’ fabric in Rose Indien. Through our bespoke design service we have been approached to design a rug to complement a client’s red sofa and cushions in Manuel Canovas’s ‘Les Cavaliers Lin’ fabric.  Picking out the hues of Rose Indien from the fabric and matching the...

From rug to cushion

From rug to cushion

Mandela Moon Cushion The aim of Mandela Moon, like Mandela Viscose, was to create a subtle design that could easily be placed in any room.  Subtle design detail is achieved using the contrast between the soft grey, neutral wool base and the viscose together with accents of colour in the...

From rug to cushion

Mandela Moon Cushion The aim of Mandela Moon, like Mandela Viscose, was to create a subtle design that could easily be placed in any room.  Subtle design detail is achieved using the contrast between the soft grey, neutral wool base and the viscose together with accents of colour in the...

Our rugs in your homes… celebration.

Our rugs in your homes… celebration.

From artwork to floor

Our rugs in your homes… celebration.

From artwork to floor

Customising ‘Flamingo Clouds’ for a customer

Customising ‘Flamingo Clouds’ for a customer

Wendy’s ‘Flamingo Clouds’ rug for John Lewis is proving to be very popular at their stores.  It is comprised of wool and viscose.  Recently a customer saw this rug in store but didn’t want the viscose element.  The customer contacted Wendy to see if it could be made with wool...

Customising ‘Flamingo Clouds’ for a customer

Wendy’s ‘Flamingo Clouds’ rug for John Lewis is proving to be very popular at their stores.  It is comprised of wool and viscose.  Recently a customer saw this rug in store but didn’t want the viscose element.  The customer contacted Wendy to see if it could be made with wool...

Celebration Rug being made

Celebration Rug being made

We are in the process of getting ‘Celebration‘ made up for a client.  Here it is being tufted in India by one of our craftsman. Tufting nearly finished! All our rugs carry the Goodweave label which ensures no child labour is used during the production process.  Read more about Goodweave...

Celebration Rug being made

We are in the process of getting ‘Celebration‘ made up for a client.  Here it is being tufted in India by one of our craftsman. Tufting nearly finished! All our rugs carry the Goodweave label which ensures no child labour is used during the production process.  Read more about Goodweave...

What we loved in July

What we loved in July

Inspiration can be found anywhere.  This month we found it in a garden in sunny France and a Top Shop store in dreich Edinburgh. Le Jardin de Cadiot, Carlux. During a recent trip to the Dordogne, Wendy visited Le Jardin de Cadiot, in Carlux.  It’s a beautiful, relaxed and creative...

What we loved in July

Inspiration can be found anywhere.  This month we found it in a garden in sunny France and a Top Shop store in dreich Edinburgh. Le Jardin de Cadiot, Carlux. During a recent trip to the Dordogne, Wendy visited Le Jardin de Cadiot, in Carlux.  It’s a beautiful, relaxed and creative...

Designing for John Lewis AW/17

Designing for John Lewis AW/17

Wendy is currently designing her John Lewis AW/17 rug and is taking inspiration from Chinese Deco. “I could not help be inspired by these.  They were produced after the 1920s when experimentation began with vivid colours, generally made from wool and silk and had a lovely plushy and luxurious feel....

Designing for John Lewis AW/17

Wendy is currently designing her John Lewis AW/17 rug and is taking inspiration from Chinese Deco. “I could not help be inspired by these.  They were produced after the 1920s when experimentation began with vivid colours, generally made from wool and silk and had a lovely plushy and luxurious feel....

Mandela Moon looking fabulous in Woven’s window display

Mandela Moon looking fabulous in Woven’s window display

It’s lovely when we see our rugs styled so well.  This window display at Woven, 263 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6HY is beautifully done and with the soft, deep yellow colours captures the cheery sense of summer we are (finally) feeling now! Woven also stock samples of the latest Wendy...

Mandela Moon looking fabulous in Woven’s window display

It’s lovely when we see our rugs styled so well.  This window display at Woven, 263 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6HY is beautifully done and with the soft, deep yellow colours captures the cheery sense of summer we are (finally) feeling now! Woven also stock samples of the latest Wendy...

HI Design EMEA

HI Design EMEA

Wendy attended this year’s HI Design EMEA, set in the beautiful city of Lisbon, with a view to working on future hotel projects.  She found it an enriching experience and enjoyed meeting potential partners and some inspiring designers. Here she is showing ‘Jasbir’ our first outdoor fabric, which was well...

HI Design EMEA

Wendy attended this year’s HI Design EMEA, set in the beautiful city of Lisbon, with a view to working on future hotel projects.  She found it an enriching experience and enjoyed meeting potential partners and some inspiring designers. Here she is showing ‘Jasbir’ our first outdoor fabric, which was well...

What we loved in June

What we loved in June

The colours of SS/17 We love this mood board (via Pattern Curator) – the colours of S/S17.  We’re particularly inspired by it right now because we have a striped rug in the design stage.  A new offering coming soon. PatternCurator™ is a forecasting company focused on reporting relevant print, pattern...

What we loved in June

The colours of SS/17 We love this mood board (via Pattern Curator) – the colours of S/S17.  We’re particularly inspired by it right now because we have a striped rug in the design stage.  A new offering coming soon. PatternCurator™ is a forecasting company focused on reporting relevant print, pattern...

Our rugs in your home - Peacock

Our rugs in your home - Peacock

We love seeing our rugs in your homes.  Peacock here looks fabulous – the transparent coffee table is an excellent choice when wanting to show off your rug.  And look at those cute red patterned chairs – they pop with colour and compliment the Peacock blue fabulously.   Another happy...

Our rugs in your home - Peacock

We love seeing our rugs in your homes.  Peacock here looks fabulous – the transparent coffee table is an excellent choice when wanting to show off your rug.  And look at those cute red patterned chairs – they pop with colour and compliment the Peacock blue fabulously.   Another happy...

Chinoiserie ‘Mandela Moon Cushion’ Competition Winner

Chinoiserie ‘Mandela Moon Cushion’ Competition Winner

Mandela Moon Cushion - competition winner Our competition winner has found a perfect place for our Mandela Moon cushion. We recently held a competition on social media asking for feedback on our flatwoven rug designs.  The lucky competition winner was Zahra Kahn, who has styled our Mandela Moon Cushion really...

Chinoiserie ‘Mandela Moon Cushion’ Competition Winner

Mandela Moon Cushion - competition winner Our competition winner has found a perfect place for our Mandela Moon cushion. We recently held a competition on social media asking for feedback on our flatwoven rug designs.  The lucky competition winner was Zahra Kahn, who has styled our Mandela Moon Cushion really...

High in Style

High in Style

Diamond Deco meets some perfect matches in High In Style’s May issue This is a great publication full of style and well worth putting the kettle on, making a cuppa and having a good read.

High in Style

Diamond Deco meets some perfect matches in High In Style’s May issue This is a great publication full of style and well worth putting the kettle on, making a cuppa and having a good read.

What we loved in May

What we loved in May

Kelly Wearstler – Outdoor fabrics With our attendance at HI Design on the horizon we allowed ourselves some time to get immersed in hotel design and came across Kelly Wearstler.  Kelly Wearstler has gone from boutique interior design studio to global lifestyle brand over the past two decades and we...

What we loved in May

Kelly Wearstler – Outdoor fabrics With our attendance at HI Design on the horizon we allowed ourselves some time to get immersed in hotel design and came across Kelly Wearstler.  Kelly Wearstler has gone from boutique interior design studio to global lifestyle brand over the past two decades and we...

Why viscose?

Why viscose?

Mandela Viscose detail The use of viscose is prominent in Wendy Morrison rugs. It is used in every rug from Wendy’s latest collection, ‘Orient’. And here she explains why. “Viscose has the gorgeous lustre and feel of silk but is much more affordable so it’s a way of offering luxury...

Why viscose?

Mandela Viscose detail The use of viscose is prominent in Wendy Morrison rugs. It is used in every rug from Wendy’s latest collection, ‘Orient’. And here she explains why. “Viscose has the gorgeous lustre and feel of silk but is much more affordable so it’s a way of offering luxury...

What we loved in April

What we loved in April

April has been an inspiring month…with lots of gold. First up, Pavo Side Table from Anthropolgie Wendy’s dream side table!  Her love of peacocks is obvious.  These beautiful birds adorn some of her rugs.  Imagine a smoky cocktail glass filled with martini (on ice, with olive) and you’re set to...

What we loved in April

April has been an inspiring month…with lots of gold. First up, Pavo Side Table from Anthropolgie Wendy’s dream side table!  Her love of peacocks is obvious.  These beautiful birds adorn some of her rugs.  Imagine a smoky cocktail glass filled with martini (on ice, with olive) and you’re set to...

Our rugs in your home – Mandela Moon

Our rugs in your home – Mandela Moon

Mandela Moon We love seeing our rugs in your home. A happy customer sent us this picture of Mandela Moon in her living room. She had ordered Mandela Viscose originally. Once in situ she realised she wanted something a little bolder.  With our hassle free return policy and focus on...

Our rugs in your home – Mandela Moon

Mandela Moon We love seeing our rugs in your home. A happy customer sent us this picture of Mandela Moon in her living room. She had ordered Mandela Viscose originally. Once in situ she realised she wanted something a little bolder.  With our hassle free return policy and focus on...

The Raika Rug

The Raika Rug

Coming soon, as part of our new ‘Curated Collection’ is the The Raika Rug.  Wendy spotted this beautiful hand-knotted rug on her recent trip to Delhi and fell in love. Her instant reaction was that she wanted to offer it to you too. So that is what she is doing....

The Raika Rug

Coming soon, as part of our new ‘Curated Collection’ is the The Raika Rug.  Wendy spotted this beautiful hand-knotted rug on her recent trip to Delhi and fell in love. Her instant reaction was that she wanted to offer it to you too. So that is what she is doing....