Nowruz at Home: Styling Persian Rugs and the Haft-Sin for Persian New Year
Style your home for Nowruz with Persian-design rugs and a beautiful haft-sin spread — colors, floor seating, and gift ideas for Persian N...
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Heriz & Serapi Rugs: The Bold Geometric Persians Built to Last Generations
Why Heriz and Serapi rugs are the toughest, most modern-friendly Persians on the market — the bold geometric medallion, the copper-rich w...
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Gabbeh Rugs: The Minimalist Soul of Persian Tribal Weaving
A plain-English guide to Gabbeh rugs — the thick-pile, bold-and-simple tribal weavings of Iran's Qashqai and Luri nomads: what 'Gabbeh' m...
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Persian Rug Symbols and Motifs: What the Boteh, Medallion, and Garden Really Mean
A field guide to the hidden language of Persian rugs — the boteh (paisley), the central medallion, the tree of life, the gul, and the gar...
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Afghan vs Persian Rugs: Tribal Soul vs Classical Refinement
Afghan tribal rugs and Persian classical rugs offer two different kinds of beauty. Here is how their knots, materials, and motifs compare...
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Persian vs Turkish Rugs: How to Tell Them Apart and Choose
Persian and Turkish rugs are two distinct traditions. Here is how their knots, motifs, and palettes compare - and how to choose the right...
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Baluch Rugs: The Dark, Soulful Tribal Weavings of the Afghan-Iranian Borderlands
An honest guide to Baluch rugs and prayer rugs — the intimate, dark-toned tribal weavings from Khorasan and the Afghan-Iranian borderland...
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Antique vs Vintage vs New Hand-Knotted Rugs: An Honest Buyer's Guide
The rug trade uses 'antique,' 'vintage,' 'semi-antique,' and 'new' loosely — sometimes interchangeably. Here is the honest definition of ...
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Iranian Rugs vs Persian Rugs: Are They the Same Thing? (An Honest Answer)
Iranian rug, Persian rug, Persian-design rug — three phrases shoppers use as if they mean the same thing. They don't, quite. Here's the h...
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Reading a Persian Rug by Origin — Tabriz, Kashan, Isfahan, Heriz, Bidjar, and the Regional Vocabulary
Persian rugs are not a single tradition. Each weaving region has its own design vocabulary, knot structure, palette, and material charact...
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Are Persian Rugs Legal to Buy in the US? Iran Sanctions, Explained
Is it legal to buy a Persian rug in the US? An honest guide to Iran sanctions: the 2010 ban, 2016 JCPOA window, antique exceptions, origi...
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How to Authenticate a Hand-Knotted Persian Rug — Knots, Dyes, Wool, and Provenance
How to tell a hand-knotted Persian rug from a machine-made one: knot count (KPSI), wool character, natural versus synthetic dyes, and pro...
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