About Avenue Rugs

Avenue Rugs was founded and established in 1997 by Charlie Chartier to provide sustainable, attractive BESPOKE wool rugs and broadloom carpet engineered to meet the demanding performance of commercial interiors. Our rugs are perfect for accenting a space, improving acoustics, and branding.

At Avenue Rugs, we design and engineer the products in Mandeville, LA. Production is in Asia at various factories. Sales agents are located in multiple US cities. Avenue Rugs is a wholly owned U.S. company headquartered in Louisiana. We own the brand and designs not the factories.

Principal and president, Charlie Chartier formed Chartier & Associates, Inc. in 1984 as manufacturers’ representatives and consultants, specializing in the floor covering industry. Representing the following companies over time in Louisiana and Mississippi: Avenue Rugs, BentleyPrinceStreet, Brintons, DLW, Interface, KarastanBigelow, and Nora.

Charlie is a LEED AP since 2004 and a founding board member of the Louisiana Chapter, USGBC. He was a member of IFMA New Orleans chapter, previous board member and Fund Raising Chair for 20 years. He also was a board member of IIDA Delta Chapter and an industry member for 32 years.

Our History

1984
Chartier & Associates, Inc. established as Manufacturer’s Representatives in the Commercial Flooring Industry.

1997

Avenue Rugs, division of Chartier & Associates, Inc is formed to design and make Hand Tufted wool rugs and carpet that are suitable for commercial interiors.

In 2000, Avenue design studio moves from the Urban City Centre to a natural environment on Bayou Chinchuba.

2004
Factory visit to develop new construction methods

2005
Avenue Rugs adds Genuine Woven Axminster Carpet to its product line

2006
Houston Office established under the direction of Lori Augustine, Principal/ Vice President.

2008
Begins market expansion to San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta, and Orlando

2015
Avenue Rugs develops “Caviar” a first ever large felted yarn in loop construction and wins an ADEX Platinum Award for Design and Quality

2019

Avenue Introduces Acoustical Art.