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 ...

12/19/2018 — Trend alert: If you haven’t already noticed, Persian rugs (also referred to as oriental rugs) are making a big splash in the kitchen scene. You know the ones—highly ornate, colorful, and ...

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The more I learn about Oriental rugs, the more baffled I get. In my experience, choosing one is the single most difficult home design decision one can make. That’s because so many factors need to ...

Bonafide Persian rugs haven't been imported since the U.S. imposed its trade embargo on Iran in 1979, but they've managed to avoid the pitfalls of other heirloom goods, said David Martinous of ...

Hand woven with the finest materials including wool and silk, a single Persian rug can often take years, and sometimes decades to create. A high-quality Iranian carpet can cost tens of thousands of ...

Doug Krizner: Congress is struggling over how to get tough with Iran. There’s talk of more sanctions, and re-imposing a 1980’s ban on imported Persian rugs. Lisa Chow, from member station WNYC, ...

Oriental Rug closes after growing with Bellevue When Farhad Korram first moved to Bellevue from Iran, he can remember only a single high-rise building in downtown Bellevue. Today, his store, Oriental ...