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A Day With Jennifer Manners In Charleston

A Day With Jennifer Manners In Charleston

Written by Mara Brown 5/14/26 Global Design, Local Charm At Fine Rugs of Charleston, we are always searching the globe for stylish, high quality floor coverings. On April 24th, we...

A Day With Jennifer Manners In Charleston

Written by Mara Brown 5/14/26 Global Design, Local Charm At Fine Rugs of Charleston, we are always searching the globe for stylish, high quality floor coverings. On April 24th, we...

James Tufenkian Biography

James Tufenkian Biography

  Written by Rob Leahy 7/20/2010 After finishing law school at NYU, James Tufenkian took a sharp turn off of the usual career path.  A 1986 trip to Nepal showed...

James Tufenkian Biography

  Written by Rob Leahy 7/20/2010 After finishing law school at NYU, James Tufenkian took a sharp turn off of the usual career path.  A 1986 trip to Nepal showed...

The Evolution of Rug Retailing In America - The Current Market

The Evolution of Rug Retailing In America - The...

Written By Rob Leahy 4/4/2017   Jacobson’s Oriental Rugs, of Syracuse, NY was one of the most innovative rug sellers in America.  Jacobson was a controversial figure in the business,...

The Evolution of Rug Retailing In America - The...

Written By Rob Leahy 4/4/2017   Jacobson’s Oriental Rugs, of Syracuse, NY was one of the most innovative rug sellers in America.  Jacobson was a controversial figure in the business,...

Smart Strand: Carpet For The Future

Smart Strand: Carpet For The Future

Written by Rob Leahy 7/31/2010 I’ve seen a lot in my 40 years in the floor covering industry.  However, I truly have never seen as revolutionary a product as this....

Smart Strand: Carpet For The Future

Written by Rob Leahy 7/31/2010 I’ve seen a lot in my 40 years in the floor covering industry.  However, I truly have never seen as revolutionary a product as this....

Natural and Synthetic Dyes in Oriental Rugs

Natural and Synthetic Dyes in Oriental Rugs

Written by Rob Leahy 7/20/2010   Wool seeping in a pot of madder dye in Lahore, 1998. We have seen that one of the ‘revolutionary’ aspects of modern rug production...

Natural and Synthetic Dyes in Oriental Rugs

Written by Rob Leahy 7/20/2010   Wool seeping in a pot of madder dye in Lahore, 1998. We have seen that one of the ‘revolutionary’ aspects of modern rug production...

Where are Oriental Rugs Made?

Where are Oriental Rugs Made?

Hand knotted rugs are made as far west as Morocco and as far east as eastern China; as far north as Mongolia and as far south as India. Today’s most...

Where are Oriental Rugs Made?

Hand knotted rugs are made as far west as Morocco and as far east as eastern China; as far north as Mongolia and as far south as India. Today’s most...