Some of the most durable and high-quality rugs come from the Bidjar weaving culture. This culture’s people reside in the Iran territory – previously the Persian territory – in a village about 30 miles away from Persian Kurdistan. Bidjar Weaving History The earliest mention of this culture comes from a historical article written about the […]
Purchasing an Oriental rug to decorate your home can beautifully enhance your décor and style. Before you pick an Oriental rug, you need to decide why you want to purchase a rug. Once you decide to purchase a rug, you need to determine which room the rug will reside in and take measurements of the floor […]
Determining a rug’s country of origin can be a very difficult task. In most cases, rug historians can examine an Oriental rug’s design and weaving style and acquire a general understanding of where the rug was produced. Oriental Rug Design Culture Most rug designs do not have a determinable time or influential event point of […]
All carpets are rugs, but not all rugs are carpets? In today’s Oriental rug and carpet market, it is typical to use these terms interchangeably; however, these terms were not always so relaxed. The United States rug and carpet markets do not clearly distinguish between the two Oriental groups, and many other countries no longer […]
Typically, when someone thinks of oriental rugs, he or she automatically associates them with middle-eastern cultures and locations. For a variety of reasons, the most commonly known area for Oriental rug production is Persia. Persian Rugs of the World Persian rugs are renowned as the finest and most intricately designed rugs in the world, which […]
Like a work of art, an oriental rug can be used to decorate and bring character into a living space. Also like art, different rugs have different meanings and stylistic designs that work better in certain spaces. What makes a Rug Special? A good oriental rug has history and culture behind its creation that […]
While the migration of Tibetan refugees to Nepal definitely helped kick start the rug renaissance, there are two other international political events that also played a big role: the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the Islamic Revolution in Iran. The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, as well as the civil war that followed, forced […]
It is generally assumed that rug-weaving was brought into China, probably from Turkestan or Mongolia, some time before the reign of Emperor K’ang His (1661-1722), a noted patron of the arts who may well have encouraged its assimilation into Chinese artistic life. It is almost impossible to say exactly where most Chinese rugs were made. […]
It is impossible to say with any degree of certainty exactly where, when, and how the majority of rug designs were first evolved. Some are clearly rooted in religious and mystical symbolism. Others are obviously drawn from a wide range of vegetal, animal, and architectural forms; the diverse and influences of mythology, folklore, history and […]
In 2000, India exported $190 million worth of carpets to the United States. Yet rug collectors and even some rug dealers know little about the rug industry in India. Like Pakistan, India is not generally supposed to have a rug-making tradition. No such misunderstanding should survive the superb exhibition of Mughal carpets of the late […]