It’s a new year, and we’ve got plenty of new inventory for our showrooms! We have been very busy traveling the world meeting with manufacturers to bring you authentic hand-knotted rugs that tell a story from every place we’ve visited. Here are some of our photos for you to enjoy.

1st Stop: Pakistan

Pakistan is one of our most important sources of high quality rugs. We do much of are annual sourcing here.

A Pakistani manufacturer in the process of creating a colorful rug

Next: Europe and American Tradeshows

Keeping up with the latest trends and in touch with our manufacturers keeps us on top of the game and in touch . Visit to Germany, The Atlanta International Area Rug Market, In January, we spent a week in Atlanta at America’sMart, a thoroughly integrated offering of home furnishings complemented by the most extensive collections of decorative accessories anywhere in the world.

Domotex 2017

Domotex is the largest rug and floor covering show in the world. While there, we wrote notes to the weavers thanking them for the talent and hard work put into creating our timeless rugs.

Mahmud Jafri with partner Farhan Qazi of FQ Designs, San Francisco

Visiting With one of our manufacturers

Looking forward to seeing you at our locations in Natick, Boston, and Burlington!

Dover Home & Rug has created a rug appreciation program for private and public schools in Massachusetts. Elementary students can visit our stores or we visit them at their schools for a two-hour interactive class.

Mahmud Jafri, CEO of Dover Rug & Home, with students from the Dexter Southfield School.

In the first hour, students practice the art of rug making. They learn about the entire craft.  From wool processing and yarn dying to designing and weaving a rug. In the second hour, they learn to appreciate the metaphors, symbols and stories woven into rugs.

By the end of the class, each student receives a small hand-knotted rug as a gift. Even more significant, they all take home a deeper understanding of many of the world’s religions and cultural traditions.