In our first show “on the road,” we sit down with Thom Capretta, manager of Atelier Lapchi, a custom rug company with a showroom in the Ohio Design Centre. We learn how, in this day of technology and automation, Atelier Lapchi weavers use Tibetan wool and silk to create custom rugs in both traditional and contemporary styles. Each hand-woven rug is a unique work of art. Because they own the factory, dye their own wool, employ the weavers and ship in their company containers, Atelier Lapchi avoids most of the supply chain issues. Their process goes from initial design to fabrication to delivery in a few short months. Thom shares with us the collections of Atelier Lapchi, color trends, fibers and textures, care and cleaning of fine rugs, as well as some great stories.
You can view beautiful custom rugs at lapchi.com, or reach out to Thom Capretta at thom@lapchi.com.