After years of neutral home décor underscored by stiff sisal and beige jute rugs, vibrant hand-knotted Oriental rugs are back with more options than ever. Oriental rugs act as a key design element ...

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 ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Hossein Rezvani buys two tonnes of wool at the start of every year. It’s not any old yarn, but Persian highland wool, ...

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 ...

Mohammad Darehbaghi is an award-winning Iranian painter and Persian rug designer who grew up in Iran studying his country's traditional art. His tazhib (an intricately detailed design art), Persian ...

If you spend a lot of time thrifting, antiquing, and going to yard sales, you've probably come across some pretty incredible rugs a time or two — and these are great places to look for the rugs we're ...

Iranians in the business of Persian rugs — which are renowned for their artistry and craftsmanship — said instability in the ...