Where I Work: Robert Wright + Tiberio Lobo-Navia of Beni Rugs
Beni Rugs co-founders Robert Wright and Tiberio Lobo-Navia secured a space in Tameslouht, Morocco, and turned it into the brand's new design + weaving studio and headquarters.
Design Milk has featured Beni Rugs’ crush-worthy designs before, and now we’re revisiting them for this month’s Where I Work. Beni Rugs was founded in 2018 as a go-to resource for modern Moroccan rugs that are hand-made using ancient techniques. Right before COVID, co-founders Robert Wright and Tiberio Lobo-Navia secured a new space in Tameslouht, Morocco, located on the route to Amizmiz, a design-forward area just outside of the city. The duo spent over a year transforming it into the brand’s design studio and headquarters, a place where buyers can see the rugs and design possibilities. Visitors can also see rugs being woven on their 50 looms. The in-house operation now allows Wright and Lobo-Navia to pay their weavers higher rates well above market, while offering government benefits (healthcare + insurance), transportation, and childcare. Utilizing Moroccan artisans, carpenters, iron workers, and local brands, the headquarters has come together to form their 8,000-square-foot design mecca that we get to virtually step inside of. Lobby
What’s your studio/work environment like"
ROBERT WRIGHT: Our work environment is wonderfully dynamic. Under one roof we have a showroom (serene), our office and design hub (layered and textural), and the atelier, where the m...
Design Milk has featured Beni Rugs’ crush-worthy designs before, and now we’re revisiting them for this month’s Where I Work. Beni Rugs was founded in 2018 as a go-to resource for modern Moroccan rugs that are hand-made using ancient techniques. Right before COVID, co-founders Robert Wright and Tiberio Lobo-Navia secured a new space in Tameslouht, Morocco, located on the route to Amizmiz, a design-forward area just outside of the city. The duo spent over a year transforming it into the brand’s design studio and headquarters, a place where buyers can see the rugs and design possibilities. Visitors can also see rugs being woven on their 50 looms. The in-house operation now allows Wright and Lobo-Navia to pay their weavers higher rates well above market, while offering government benefits (healthcare + insurance), transportation, and childcare. Utilizing Moroccan artisans, carpenters, iron workers, and local brands, the headquarters has come together to form their 8,000-square-foot design mecca that we get to virtually step inside of. Lobby
What’s your studio/work environment like"
ROBERT WRIGHT: Our work environment is wonderfully dynamic. Under one roof we have a showroom (serene), our office and design hub (layered and textural), and the atelier, where the m...
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