“Carol Piper knows rugs,” says Rigsby Design principal Thomas Hull. “As we met with her to talk about her project she would begin to tell us stories about the rugs, where they came from, what the habits and customs of the peoples who created them were, how they were used,” he says. “These stories illuminated our own storytelling in creating this limited edition book of rugs.” Only 200 copies of this lovely little book were printed as gifts for friends of Carol Piper Rugs. The book contains eight little stories about rugs—by such storytellers as E.M. Forster, Charles Dickens and Scheherazade— complementing photographs of eight extraordinary antique rugs. “We tell stories, both as human beings and as designers,” says Hull. “It’s in our nature. This piece has created opportunities for Carol Piper Rugs and exposure at a new level for the firm,” he says. “We’re currently planning Volume II.” by Dana Rouse