Antique Farahan Rug
We received an antique large Farhan (Ferehan) rug from a customer for repair. The size is 18 x 14 and the design is Herati, an old version of today’s fish (mahi) design. It is used under a very big and…
Rug Importers in Los Angeles: Leslie and Tom Atiyeh
Last evening before we close our rug gallery, Leslie and Tom Atieyh walked into our store and spent an hour with me and my son Ashkan. Atiyeh family has been involved in rug production and import for more than a…
Persian Rugs at North Pole
Iran to hoist flag at North Pole Tehran Times Culture Desk TEHRAN — Iranian Hamid Jodeiri Khodashenas will be hoisting Iran’s three-colored flag at the North Pole for the first time. “I will take a fistful of Iran’s soil, water…
Mercedes Benz Logo on Persian Rugs
I received a new shipment of Persian rugs from Tehran while ago. My supplier has sent me a Mercedes Benz logo made on a Persian rug along with other rugs and kilims. The size of this little rug 21″ x…
Persian Carpet Grand Exhibition in Tehran Aug. 23-29, 2008
The 17th Persian Carpet Grand Exhibition will be held in Tehran Permanent Exhibition Ground from Aug. 23rd to 29th, 2008. More than 400 exhibitors from all over Iran will put their latest produced rugs and kilims on display. Persian rugs…
My Persian Rug Lecture at Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, Southern California
Yesterday, I had two lectures on Persian carpets at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, in south California. The first lecture was at 11:30 am and the second one was at 1:30 pm. We had many rugs on display in one…