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How We Killed The Traditional Oriental Rug Busi...
Written by Rob Leahy August 2013 The traditional Oriental rug business model is dead. Why? The Oriental rug business was unique among retail strategies. No other consumer product was...
How We Killed The Traditional Oriental Rug Busi...
Written by Rob Leahy August 2013 The traditional Oriental rug business model is dead. Why? The Oriental rug business was unique among retail strategies. No other consumer product was...
Threads of History
Written by Sarah Fensom November 2010 The colorful patterns of antique oriental rugs tell tales that today’s enthusiasts decode. In 1932, a New York engineer, Arthur Arwine, artfully recreated the...
Threads of History
Written by Sarah Fensom November 2010 The colorful patterns of antique oriental rugs tell tales that today’s enthusiasts decode. In 1932, a New York engineer, Arthur Arwine, artfully recreated the...
Rug Trends: Illuminating Ikat Design
Written by Rob Leahy November 2012 In every recession that I can remember, and I have seen many, there was always a return to traditional design. Not so this time!...
Rug Trends: Illuminating Ikat Design
Written by Rob Leahy November 2012 In every recession that I can remember, and I have seen many, there was always a return to traditional design. Not so this time!...
One of The Most Expensive Rugs Ever Sold
Written by Rob Leahy April 2010 In a sale of carpets at Christie's in London (15 April 2010), a sublime 17th century Kerman vase technique carpet sold for an astonishing...
One of The Most Expensive Rugs Ever Sold
Written by Rob Leahy April 2010 In a sale of carpets at Christie's in London (15 April 2010), a sublime 17th century Kerman vase technique carpet sold for an astonishing...
Introducing Riverie: Exceptional Quality - Valu...
Shop the Riverie Collection here. Why do people love rugs? The answer hasn't changed much since ancient times—they transform a house into a home. At Fine Rugs of Charleston, we've...
Introducing Riverie: Exceptional Quality - Valu...
Shop the Riverie Collection here. Why do people love rugs? The answer hasn't changed much since ancient times—they transform a house into a home. At Fine Rugs of Charleston, we've...
Serapi: The Timeless Rug
Written by Rob Leahy What is a Serapi rug? The Serapi (suh-RAH-pee) is a hand-knotted wool rug produced in northwest Iran until approximately 1920. In my 50 years in the...
Serapi: The Timeless Rug
Written by Rob Leahy What is a Serapi rug? The Serapi (suh-RAH-pee) is a hand-knotted wool rug produced in northwest Iran until approximately 1920. In my 50 years in the...