Although it might seem obvious, signs of wear and age are the most telling sign that your Persian rug is vintage. A rug ...

“The response from our clients as well as the art and antique collecting communities to our first two exhibits in 2011 and 2012 was strong, but this year it has been phenomenal,” said Winitz, author ...

Designers love these four vintage rug styles for their cozy charm and storied pasts – here's why these designs will always ...

From the humble villages to the bustling city centers, their skillful hands have meticulously crafted more decorative pieces, carrying forth the legacy of carpet weaving across generations to preserve ...

PHILADELPHIA — George Jevremovic didn’t set out to become the savior of the Oriental rug trade. He wanted to be a writer until he followed his college girlfriend to her native Turkey in 1979, caught ...

Ashkan Agahzadeh has been around rugs his entire life. A native of Tehran, Iran, Ashkan spent his childhood watching his mother and aunt spend years hand-knotting tapestries and carpets. He, along ...

Since Zemfira Kajarova arrived in the hill village of Kosalari in southern Georgia as a newlywed almost 50 years ago, she has devoted herself to weaving the village's distinctive Persian-style woollen ...

Paul Kondralian, left, and Terry Kondralian run Hilliard Rug Cleaners and Gables Oriental Rugs, which perform remediation work on carpets. A four-step process is used to clean the rugs, which can vary ...

Images of war certainly can make you uncomfortable, often they can be unforgettable. Images of war woven into decorative pieces for the home do both. Imagine a hand-woven Oriental rug made of ...

Carpets provide economic lifeline for remote villages Women work with social enterprise to sell rugs Carpets are handwoven with woollen yarn KOSALARI, Georgia, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Since Zemfira ...