With a lifetime (28 years and counting!) of broad and wide-ranging experience within the handknotted rug and carpet trade, there is little I have not done though much I have not mastered. While sales is no longer my focus nor interest, I remain passionate about the crafting of handknotted carpets having spent the past several years on a deep-dive into the production aspects of carpetry. As a novice weaver I hope my unique perspective informs my future work as I comment on the nature of the trade.
The Ruggist Consultancy
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'The Ruggist' - A Modern Nepali-Tibetan Rug Expert, Weaver, And WriterThe Ruggist ConsultancyMoncton, Nb, Ca
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Commentator / WeaverThe Ruggist Jul 2008 - PresentNew Brunswick, CanadaWorld renowned handknotted rug and carpet expert and aficionado with an affinity for Nepali-Tibetan carpets. Novice weaver seeking an enlightened view of the contemporary trade of handmade rugs. Writer and speaker on all things rugs and carpets.
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EditorRug Insider Magazine Jun 2017 - Dec 2020Responsible for Editorial Direction of quarterly trade publication including contributing as well as assigning articles, managing copyediting, and liaising with the graphic design department. Oversaw a complete editorial and visual remake at the outset of my tenure and pioneered virtual presentations of rugs and carpets for the magazine during year one of the COVID pandemic.
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Creative DirectorRed Spruce Limited Nov 2008 - Jul 2015Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaOversaw all aspects of company management as an upstart entrepreneur with a special focus on product development, quality control, colouration, dyeing, and scaling of production. Obtained key partnerships with established firms operating in the rug and carpet industry and leveraged international marketing to foster critical acclaim for the products of the firm.
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Director Atelier ConceptLapchi Rug Design Studio, Llc Dec 2005 - Nov 2007Portland, Oregon, United StatesDirected and managed comprehensive North America effort to improve merchandising of Lapchi rugs and carpets in established and new retail and trade-only showrooms throughout the United States and Canada. Designed merchandising units and managed the construction of thereof. -
Showroom ManagerClassic Oriental Rugs Limited Jan 2001 - Nov 2005Beachwood, Ohio, United States -
Showroom ManagerOriental Rug World, Inc. Jan 1996 - Dec 2000Akron, Ohio, United States
Michael Christie Education Details
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Findlay High SchoolHigh School Diploma
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