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Architect Kourosh Asgar-Irani has created a collection of hand-knotted rugs featuring traditional Persian patterns that have been digitally altered to match a room's architectural elements. The Vienna ...

You hear “Oriental rug” and think glossy mahogany, marble columns, old silver sconces. Jay Eiler, an interior designer with Castle Design (emilycastle.com), shows up at Bendas Oriental Rugs (7505 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The premier collectible value of your great-aunt's fine oriental rugs is a thing of the past. And that's not so bad, according to veteran Berkeley (Calif.) rug merchant Emmett Eiland. He touts -- and ...

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 ...