When artist Amy Helfand was ready to expand her design portfolio to include rugs in early 2005, contacting RugMark was a natural first step. While established in the art world for more than 15 years, Amy had never contracted production overseas. She wanted the added assurance that the production practices were ethical, as well as the connection to a broader community of rug import companies. 

Amy’s work as an artist has taken many forms, including photography, sculpture, installation, digital collage and textiles. Her interest in abstraction and in our relationship to landscape, actual and imagined, has remained constant. These concepts are now being translated into hand-tufted rugs from India and hand-knotted rugs of wool and silk, made in Nepal.

Born and raised in Chicago’s leafy green suburbs, Amy grew up collecting beach glass on the shores of Lake Michigan. She received a Bachelor’s of Art in photography and American Studies from Hampshire College and a Master of Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Chicago. Amy considers herself very lucky to be married to fellow artist, Michael Miller. They live, work, garden and wrestle in Red Hook, Brooklyn with their three young sons.

To learn more about Amy Helfand Studios, visit www.amyhelfand.com.

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