Robyn Cosgrove’s exquisitely made handwoven rugs have been a fixture in Australia’s best houses and dominated leading lifestyle magazines for 45 years.
Cosgrove’s landmark Woollahra showroom designed by Alex Tzannes – which is more like an art gallery and where the biggest names in design and architecture shop, is closing. The clearance sale is an unprecedented chance to get 60 to 70% off all rugs, across every collection.
Eclectic, contemporary, and romantic—the rugs represent the pinnacle of craftsmanship and are unsurpassed for their quality and attention to detail.
The doyenne of Australian decorative rugs is philosophical when asked why she is saying farewell and shutting up shop.
“Next year I will be 80. My husband died in May. You scan the horizon, the world is changing. Am I sad? Yes, of course, it’s heartbreaking. Rugs have been my life, and there are several rare and precious rugs with wonderful provenance that I love. However, I am pragmatic, and would much rather these beautiful rugs have lives.
“The rugs were made to be seen, used, and enjoyed”.
Highlights of the sale include best sellers such as Winter Night Sky and Segovia, from the iconic Samarkand collection, hand knotted in Pakistan, 1.85m x 2.75m, now $1800 (was $4500) or 2.5m x 3m, now $2700 (was $6750). Runners $1300 (were $3250).
One of the top rugs is Bloom Moss, which is handmade using a lot of pure silk, 2.5m x 3m, now $5540 (was $13,850).
Other sale highlights include Printemps Chocolate, 2.7m x 3m, now $5180 (was $12.950), and Bidjar Spring from the Samarkand collection, hand-knotted in Pakistan, handspun in pure wool, 2.7m x 3m, now $6200, (was $15,500).
Snaffle 60 to 70% off favourite designs such as Turkish Moon, Boteh, New Ikatty, Paisley, and more with bouquets of abstract florals, village rooftops and captivating geometric patterns that will anchor a room. And what colours.
Cosgrove is the cream, the best, on a level above the A list – a beacon of style. Anyone who has worked with Cosgrove over the decades has observed excellence. Her rugs amplify the senses and stand apart from normal life. Repeat clients include Arent & Pyke, Atelier Alwill, Iain Halliday, Briony Fitzgerald, Decus Interiors, SJB Architects, Alexandra Kidd, and more.
Cosgrove pioneered the decorative rug market in Australia in the 1980s with dhurries, encouraging people to pull up carpet and use rugs on floorboards.
The dealer/designer broke ground with a contemporary couture collection of modern and antique designs referencing everything from Art Deco to North African motifs in a modern palette.
While the Cosgrove-owned showroom will remain and be leased out, this will be the ultimate and final opportunity for rug collectors and interior fans to experience one of this generation’s most incomparable and compelling collections of rugs.
168 Queen Street, Woollahra. Open Wednesday – Saturday, 10-5. While stocks last.