Persian carpets and other “rugs of the East” are firmly established as elegant design elements — subtle and often-unheralded — that loudly whisper refinement and good taste. Historically, many of us ...

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eminent art dealer Jan David Winitz, whose Claremont Rug Company gallery specializes in art-level Oriental carpets from the “Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving,” ...

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 ...

Momeni and S&H Rugs prepare to unveil new offerings at this week’s High Point Market while Revival offers two new machine-washable options and Ernesta gets ready to launch a new Persian collection ...

YOU DON’T NORMALLY spend thousands of pounds on a piece of art, then walk all over it. Unless you’re in the market for a Persian rug, that is. I recently picked up the keys to my first apartment, and ...

dam-images-decor-2015-04-oriental-rugs-oriental-rugs-antiques-01-wm.jpg Inside the oldest house in Washington, D.C., designer Mariette Himes Gomez furnished the library with an exquisite carpet from ...

In the Middle East, where Lubna Culbert grew up, rugs were an important part of everyday living. "Everyone had rugs," she said. "It was more of a practical thing. You got your rugs first, and then you ...

Jan David Winitz isn’t afraid to walk around an airport with his grandmother’s handbag slung over his shoulder. “It’s vintage leather, it doesn’t have any logos on it, and it’s the perfect size,” he ...

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 ...