Modern Rugs signs up to GoodWeave

December 2009 – The latest retailer to sign up to the GoodWeave ethical labelling initiative is Modern Rugs, the online retailer, which offers a vast collection of over 10,000 rugs at www.modern-rugs.co.uk...
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BBC3 documentary highlights child labour in Nepal

November 2009 – The rug industry came under the spotlight in the recent BBC Three programme Kids for Sale when Stacey Dooley visited Nepal to reveal the widespread issue of child slave labour: children are forced to work for a pittance, making beautiful, hand-knotted rugs for markets such as the UK, for up to 14 hours per day...
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Competition winners exhibited at 100% design

November 2009 – The 2009 RugMark Design-a-Rug competition has been won by Amy Long, studying textile design at Loughborough University, with an original design featuring bold print detail...
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RugMark Announces 2009 Design Competition

March 2009 – RugMark is once again running a major rug design competition aimed at college and university design and textile students, following the success of its 2008 competition...
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