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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?
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...
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...