loophouse has become renowned for providing innovative rug and carpet design solutions to designers and architects as well as private clients globally, attracting commissions from many household names. Founder Lorraine Statham established loophouse in 1992, designing custom made contemporary rugs and wall art and offering a comprehensive commission service from inception to installation. Her first
collection was featured at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York in 1998 and in 2002 she won the Small Business Bureau's "Women into Business" prize. Her products have been seen in prestigious places such as The Guggenheim Museum in Venice and New York, celebrity residences in US and at the luxurious Glasshouse Hotel in Edinburgh. loophouse are design partners in the US with Designtex...
Designtex exclusively represents loophouse in the North American market, offering an integral design service for custom, handtufted, 100% New Zealand wool rugs and carpets. Designtex is a design and product development firm that that celebrates enquiry and collaboration and maintains showrooms and offices in 41 US cities and international locations. Designtex, a Steelcase company, is located in Manhattan where SoHo meets Greenwich Village.
