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A whole lotta playfulness underfoot ; When rug designer Raju Peddada was looking for 'something absolutely spontaneous,' he didn't have to look further than his son
[Chicagoland Final , NW Edition]
Chicago Tribune - Chicago, Ill.
Author: Lori Hall Steele, Special to the Tribune
Date: Feb 4, 2007
Start Page: 1
Section: Home & Garden
Text Word Count: 1067
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[Raju Peddada IV], now 4, and his dad, designer Raju Peddada III, enjoy a light moment on the Dandonda rug they designed. The younger Raju drew the rug's design when he was 2. "It's therapy to see him draw," says the elder Raju. "I see his hand moving, and it's not like he's stopping and thinking. It just flows from his mind." Tribune photo by Michael Tercha Artist Raju Peddada and his Chlokette rug. Among buyers of his rugs are some young movie stars and Big Three automakers execs. Raju Peddada's Liblalee, drawn when he was 3, is an explosion of color. Raju Peddada IV did the drawing that became the low- and high-cut pile Blastoff rug when he was 3 years old.

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