I wrote about the tent band presentation in my previous post. It was held in my rug gallery on 1655 South La Cienega Blvd, yesterday, Saturday January 5, 2008. The attendance was very good. Almost all of our seats were…
It is Saturday morning in Los Angeles, January 5, 2008. It is exactly 7:30 am and I am at work. I am a member of the Board of the Textile Museum of Southern California, TMA/SC. We will have a lecture…
Textile Museum Associates ofSouthern California TMA/SCPresents:Architectural Textiles:Tent Bands of Central Asia with Richard IsaacsonOriental Carpet Curator and ResearcherArlington, VAThe trellis tent is a brilliant invention. It has made nomadic life possible across Central Asia for at least one and a…
People have had parties for Christmas and the holiday season. They have spilled wine, tea. coffee and other types of drinks on their rugs and bring their rugs for cleaning and possible repair. we are getting busy with professional Oriental…
Yesterday, was the January 2nd, the first working day of the year 2008. We had a busy day. A lady came in the morning and looked at few rugs. She asked for a better price and I said since you’re…
Los Angeles Rug Society can be a fine forum for Persian, Oriental and area rug dealers who do business in Los Angeles and its neighboring cities. It can be educational, cultural, fun and a networking place where experts in the…
It is 6:30 pm in Los Angeles and the date is December 31, 2007. The year will reach its end in a few hours. I want to review what I did in this year and put forward few plans for…
I was looking for a way to attract more traffic to my rug blog. I found this article which I enjoyed reading. An Oriental carpet blog may not have that many readers, but this article may help to find more…
Afghan carpets to go on display at major trade shows KABUL: Various varieties of carpets, recognised around the world as a symbol of Afghan culture, tradition and civilisation, will go on display at three major international trade shows this winter….
It is good to have a rug blog. During the past few weeks that I have had my rug blog, I have received several e-mails encouraging me to go ahead with my blog. There are very few rug blogs on…