The Rug Company to release a line of Alexander McQueen rugs

After three years of design and production high-end carpet retailer The Rug Company is set to release a 7-piece collection of rugs and cushions featuring designs by the late Alexander McQueen. (The company has a history of high-fashion collaborators, including Diane von Furstenberg, Vivienne Westwood and Matthew Williamson)

The couture-quality rugs and cushions includes four recognizable McQueen motifs--skulls, hummingbirds, feathers and the military brocade that was prominent in the designer’s final collection--and was made using hand knotted wool, cashmere and silk yarns. The collection will be available after the holidays. (In Toronto at Avenue Road, 415 Eastern Ave., 416-548-7788 or therugcompany.info)