STARK

Step inside the structure of a hand-woven rug. In this hands-on workshop at STARK Chicago, participants weave on pre-warped peg looms — exploring how tension, interlacement, and color sequencing translate from studio craft to floor-scale specification. Learning Objectives: - Identify the structural relationship between warp and weft and explain how plain weave interlacement creates stable textile fabric. - Apply color sequencing decisions, order, proportion, and transition, to a woven sample, connecting those choices to the rug specification process. - Recognize how tactile variables such as yarn weight, tension, and fringe treatment influence the visual and functional character of a finished textile.

Every relationship is built on trust, but what happens when it’s tested? Inspired by Chad Stark’s belief that trust is the foundation of lasting relationships, AAPIDA brings together industry leaders to discuss how trust is earned, protected, and restored when the stakes are highest.

Step inside the structure of a hand-woven rug. In this hands-on workshop at STARK Chicago, participants weave on pre-warped peg looms — exploring how tension, interlacement, and color sequencing translate from studio craft to floor-scale specification. Learning Objectives: - Identify the structural relationship between warp and weft and explain how plain weave interlacement creates stable textile fabric. - Apply color sequencing decisions, order, proportion, and transition, to a woven sample, connecting those choices to the rug specification process. - Recognize how tactile variables such as yarn weight, tension, and fringe treatment influence the visual and functional character of a finished textile.

Last year we asked, “Why AI?” This year we’re asking, “Now what?” Join industry leaders for a candid discussion on how AI is reshaping design, streamlining workflows, and creating new opportunities, without losing the human touch that defines great design.