The symposium presented the jufti-knotted carpet fragments from eastern Persian region of Khorasan. They were highly admired by the visitors due to their massive designs and diverse colors. In ...

Manayunk may not be the hippest neighborhood in Philly anymore (that honor belongs to Fishtown), but that doesn’t mean it’s not home to a few hidden treasures. One such treasure—a magnificent Persian ...

The Musee des Tissus (Museum of Textiles) in Lyon presents the profound history of the Lyon silk trade going back to the Renaissance period, including rare Persian rugs and Coptic tapestries.. Rare ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Like many of the thousands of visitors who packed into a Persian carpet exhibition in Tehran, Mohammad could ...

From contemporary art to fashion and even music, the symbolism of the famous Persian rug pervades in many of aspects of modern life beyond interior decoration, says Joobin Bekhrad. Poetry, wine, and ...

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Claremont Rug Company founder and president Jan David Winitz today revealed the list of the “50 Best of Their Type Antique Oriental rugs sold in 2019” by his global ...

TEHRAN – A collection of rare and precious Persian rugs has been showcased in the Textile Museum in Washington following its regular Fall Rug Symposium, which was held from October 20-22. The ...