What a busy month it has been at Illuminate Collective! We are so thrilled to have introduced our first complete line of brand new hand dyed, hand woven Moroccan rugs. This is a huge milestone for us because though we have experimented with weaving our own designs in the past, the majority of our products to date have been vintage rugs, sourced meticulously from...

        We'd like to introduce to you the latest addition to our family, Sophie Grace, born 6/8/17. You might ask why this is on our store blog. Because for us, it has everything to do with who we are, and what we value. This naturally carries over into our work, as we care about not just with our weavers, but their whole families. Although...

There have been many ups and downs in the rug business. The beginning was the toughest, trying to find where I could buy Moroccan rugs, using my limited Arabic. I was given a tip that outside of the city, in the foothills of the Middle Atlas mountains, there was a Tuesday rug souk. So, I left early to be there at 10 am, making...