John Kurtz at Madison Millinger

Despite the heat, Portland’s interior design community joined us for a very lively and informative presentation by New Moon founder and designer, John Kurtz. John had just flown in from the East Coast, but happily shared many of New Moon’s incredibly beautiful rugs, talked at length about color and design, and gave his thoughts on current trends. He also spoke about the history and origins of many of his traditional and tribal designs, and even talked about the rug-making process, which has been virtually unchanged for thousands of years. Afterwards everyone enjoyed appetizers and cocktails in Madison Millinger’s showroom, beautifully-lit by the late summer sun.

Meet Famed Designer and HGTV Host, John Kurtz

New Moon designer, John Kurtz is known around the world for his popular PBS and HGTV series, Art Underfoot. You’re invited to a special cocktail reception on Thursday, July 17th at Madison Millinger, where you can meet the famed designer and learn what inspires him to design some of the most beautiful and high-quality rugs in the world.

Please join us for cocktails and appetizers by Paragon Restaurant at 6:00 pm, with a presentation by John Kurtz at 6:45 pm. Please RSVP to info@madisonmillinger.com

Megerian Goes Green

Megerian Rugs, one of more than 16 incredible rug lines available at Madison Millinger, is unveiling their new green initiative by utilizing environmentally friendly dyes and processes in the production of their new line of fine handmade rugs.

The natural dyes are derived from flowers, roots, and plants from the Armenian highlands and are never tainted with dangerous heavy metals as in many synthetic dyes currently in use today. Other than being environmentally friendly, the vegetable dyes ensure vibrant, long lasting colors that reflect the region from which they were gathered. The manufacturing process of these rugs is also extremely environmentally friendly – every step, from the cleaning to the weaving, is chemical, pollutant, and preservative free, ensuring a safe product for the health of your home.



We applaud Megerian on their efforts to further enhance the “green” aspects of their fine rug manufacturing. Please visit our showroom to view samples of the Megerian collection, and all of our other eco-luxurious rug collections.

Give your feet something to obsess about

Another note from yet another happy customer:

Meg,

Thank you so much for helping us with our beautiful rug. Every night I love rubbing my feet on the lovely silk and wool. It has become an obsession.

Sincerely,
L and E

Spaces now in all the right places

We’re happy to share our recent ad from the latest issue of Portland Spaces Magazine. The spread features the beautiful Broad Leaf rug by Portland rug company, Lapchi. If you love this rug as much as we do, you can see it person – it’s hanging in our main window on Glisan Street at 11th in the Pearl District.



All Lapchi rugs are handmade in Nepal, and can be custom-ordered in over 200 colors of wool and silk.

First Saturday Warehouse Sale

Save up to 60% off* on overstock and floor samples: home decor, fine furniture and beautiful handmade rugs from three incredible Pearl District stores: JD Madison, Madison Millinger Rugs and our friends at Bella Casa.

Saturday May 3rd (and every First Saturday) from 11:00 am to 5 pm
530 NW 11th Street at NW Glisan Street in the Pearl – look for the big green warehouse!



*Limited to stock on hand. All sales are final.

Designer Breakfast with Emma Gardner

Madison Millinger was pleased to present award-winning rug designer, Emma Gardner as a special guest at a breakast meeting for interior designers today. Gardner and husband and business partner, Patrick McDarrah spoke on the history of their company, their manufacturing processes and business philosophy, and also shared some of Gardner's design inspirations.



Of special note, was the incredible range of color and material combinations that can be had on special order rugs from emma gardner design. McDarrah displayed a sample rug made of 96 color swatches that have been chosen by Gardner for their eye-pleasing tones and harmonious combinations. Unique juxtapositions of hand-knotted silk and wool, and hand-tufted wool can also be specified when ordering.



At the end of the presentation Emma Gardner shared a sneak preview of some of her new rug designs that will be officially unveiled at ICCF 2008 in New York. Everyone at Madison Millinger expresses a big “thank you” to Emma and Patrick for sharing their vision and passion for their creations with Portland’s design community.

Handmade for Living. Handmade for Life.

You may have seen our latest ads in Portland Monthly, Homes + Gardens Northwest, and the Oregonian. The headline of the ads is “Handmade for Living. Handmade for Life.” All of our incredible rugs are handmade from sustainable materials and are meant to last a lifetime and beyond. Our rugs are not just beautiful to the eye, but durable as well, and are truly made for living. Come visit us today and browse through our incredible collection of extraordinary handmade rugs.