As weaving skills are evaporating in Finland, so is the ability to design rag rugs.

Fine rugs are often overlooked due to the intimidating business of buying them. Hugh Carnegy on how to get good value Swirl, hand-knotted Tibetan wool, designed by Paul Smith for the Rug Company, £985 ...

Woven rag rugs, as their name implies, carry humble origins. But what if the materials that marry together into such recognisably hand-crafted carpets came from a more elevated source? That’s the ...