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

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

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 ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernesta, the innovative home design brand known for designer-quality, custom-sized ...

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 ...

The more I learn about hand-knotted rugs, the type we grew up calling “Oriental rugs,” the more complex they become. In my experience, choosing one is the single most difficult home design decision ...

David Thomas Smith’s first solo show of photographic art is called Anthropocene, and makes use of Google Maps image data in a pretty novel way — the satellite photos serve as the fabric for intricate ...

Karl Pertl's workshop has the sound quality of a recording studio — there are that many old, semi-antique and antique carpets on the wall. Based in Tasmania, the internationally renowned expert is ...

The call came in to the rug store at 10:30 on Wednesday morning: After five days in U.S. customs, the first batch of carpets imported from Iran were ready for pickup. Years of waiting finally ended ...

Antique rugs and carpets often don’t get the attention they deserve at auctions, yet these incredibly detailed decorative furnishings carry a rich heritage of highly skilled craftwork and symbolic ...

David Thomas Smith's first solo show of photographic art is called Anthropocene, and makes use of Google Maps image data in a pretty novel way — the satellite photos serve as the fabric for intricate ...