When picking out an oriental rug it’s easy to get confused by the terminology involved in the rug-marking process. So to help you out, we’ve put together a short list of terms that you’ll probably hear from oriental rug manufacturers and weavers. Warps – These are...
Need some trivia to impress your friends? Well look no further because this week’s post is about Azerbaijani carpets. Let’s start with the basics. Azerbaijan is a country in the Caucus region of Eurasia. It shares a border with Georgia and Armenia to its west and...
Persian rugs have long been considered some of the the most beautiful carpets that the world has to offer. Authentic Persian rugs are treated like works of art and can sell for tens of thousands of dollars each. But the rug industry is now facing...
A young German artist has designed a new carpet based on earth… Google Earth that is. David Hanauer’s new area rugs are printed with satellite images taken from Google Earth. Anyone who’s toured around Google Earth before can easily spot the suburban housing developments, highways, parking...
Chances are you might’ve heard of the term “carpetbaggers” before. Perhaps in a novel or way back in a high school U.S. history class. But do you know who the carpetbaggers really were? Or why they were called carpetbaggers at all? The term “carpetbaggers” first originated...