From our Founders
Female-founded and run in Salt Lake City, Mother Ruggers’ products are inspired by a legacy of Turkish textiles spanning over three generations.
We believe that beauty is inherently courageous and enduring. You can have both elegance and excellence in your home textiles. We strive to make them affordable. We believe in our product and our ability to continue to innovate in the home textile space. We are doing our best to uniquely build our company across continents with just the two of us.
We also believe in human equality. Not just with rugs but in general. We hope our rugs represent strength in the trade that those before us wove through their lives and then passed on those skills for generations. Mother Ruggers are strong, elegant, unique, flexible, and beautiful — just like you.
Thanks for the opportunity,
With love & light,
Stormy & Ayse
Stormy Simon
Founder & CEOStormy Simon is an e-commerce pioneer, corporate leader, cannabis activist, inspirational speaker, and host of the podcast, “Lunch with Stormy.” She spent 15 years at Overstock.com, ending her remarkable tenure in 2016 as both a Board Member and President.
Stormy delivered the keynote address at the Aspen YPO Conference in 2019 and debuted an inspirational TedTalk in 2018. She has also been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, SF Chronicle, MSN, Cheddar, Yahoo!, Entrepreneur, PopSugar, CNBC, and Fox Business.
Ayşe
Founder & DesignerAyşe is a textile designer and jacquard weaving expert born in Gemlik, Turkey, into a family with a multigenerational legacy in silkworm farming and textile production dating back to the early 1900s. With over 30 years of experience, she has transformed her family’s textile business into a modern boutique manufacturing firm, combining technical mastery with a refined eye for color and design.
Her work has reached more than 25 countries across five continents. Ayşe was named one of Bursa’s 50 Largest Exporters in 2008 and was invited to attend the World Congress of Women Entrepreneurs during Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Bursa. After working extensively across Europe, Africa, Canada, and the Far East, she is now premiering her designs in the United States.
Turkey: Rooted in Textile Tradition
Our rugs are woven in Turkey, a place with a rich history of textile craftsmanship. For generations, this region has been known for mastery in fibers, dyes, weaving, and loom engineering.
Mother Ruggers honor that tradition while updating it for contemporary homes.
Modern materials and performance
Old-world weaving standards
Boutique-scale manufacturing with global reach
The Process of Looming Luxury
1. Hand Designed
Every Mother Rugger begins with Ayse, our Co founder/ designer, who creates each pattern by hand.
2. Jacquard Woven
The design is then programmed into a Jacquard loom, where individually controlled threads weave the pattern directly into the rug. No printing. No surface layers. Just structure, depth, and durability woven in from the start.
3. Made in Turkey, Shipped to You
Each rug is woven in Turkey, where rug making is a living tradition, then shipped directly to your home. Old-world craftsmanship + modern material= real life ready.
Built for Real Life
A rug should support daily life, not complicate it.
Mother Ruggers lay flat. They stay put. They’re forgiving, resilient, and machine washable, all without sacrificing elegance.
Mother Ruggers are engineered with:
High-density Jacquard woven structure for long-term durability
Integrated latex backing for grip and stability (no separate pad required)
Stain resistance for easy spot cleaning
Machine-washable construction that holds its shape, wash after wash
Principles in Every Weave
Beauty should be durable
Luxury should be accessible
Design should serve real life