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HOOKED RUGS
HOOKED RUGS A craftsperson creates a hooked rug by pulling lengths of cloth, usually wool, through a woven fabric, usually burlap. Rug hooking is both an art and a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as burlap, linen, or rug warp. The loops are pulled through the backing material by using a crochet-type hook mounted in a handle (usually wood) for leverage. In contrast latch-hooking uses a hinged hook to form a...
HOOKED RUGS
HOOKED RUGS A craftsperson creates a hooked rug by pulling lengths of cloth, usually wool, through a woven fabric, usually burlap. Rug hooking is both an art and a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as burlap, linen, or rug warp. The loops are pulled through the backing material by using a crochet-type hook mounted in a handle (usually wood) for leverage. In contrast latch-hooking uses a hinged hook to form a...
Traditional Animal Pictorial Rugs
Tabriz Carpet 13’ by 20’ 1890 The tradition of animals in a dense forest as a Persian carpet design goes back to the sixteenth century and is one of the main inspirations in the revival of rug weaving in Iran, especially Tabriz in the northwest, beginning in the later nineteenth century. The subdued greyish mauve ground is inhabited by a veritable menagerie of wild beasts: lions, dromedary camels, bears, gazelles,...
Traditional Animal Pictorial Rugs
Tabriz Carpet 13’ by 20’ 1890 The tradition of animals in a dense forest as a Persian carpet design goes back to the sixteenth century and is one of the main inspirations in the revival of rug weaving in Iran, especially Tabriz in the northwest, beginning in the later nineteenth century. The subdued greyish mauve ground is inhabited by a veritable menagerie of wild beasts: lions, dromedary camels, bears, gazelles,...
Modern Contemporary Rugs: Where Tradition Meets Today’s Taste
Modern Contemporary Rugs: Where Tradition Meets Today’s Taste In the ever-evolving world of interior design, few elements bridge the gap between past craftsmanship and modern aesthetics quite like contemporary rugs. While the word modern might conjure images of stark minimalism or industrial edges, today’s contemporary rugs are anything but cold. They are warm, bold, expressive—and a far cry from your grandmother’s parlor (though we’ll always have a soft spot for...
Modern Contemporary Rugs: Where Tradition Meets...
Modern Contemporary Rugs: Where Tradition Meets Today’s Taste In the ever-evolving world of interior design, few elements bridge the gap between past craftsmanship and modern aesthetics quite like contemporary rugs. While the word modern might conjure images of stark minimalism or industrial edges, today’s contemporary rugs are anything but cold. They are warm, bold, expressive—and a far cry from your grandmother’s parlor (though we’ll always have a soft spot for...
Chinese Art Deco Rugs
As the term implies, true Chinese Deco carpets were woven in a short time window, between 1923 and 1931, and in two places: the Chinese capital of Peking (Beijing) and the northeastern city of Tientsin (Tianjin). They were woven in large integrated factories as well as smaller workshops. These carpets were created by American firms for export to the United States. Nichols, Elbrook and Tavshanjian in Tientsin, and Fette in...
Chinese Art Deco Rugs
As the term implies, true Chinese Deco carpets were woven in a short time window, between 1923 and 1931, and in two places: the Chinese capital of Peking (Beijing) and the northeastern city of Tientsin (Tianjin). They were woven in large integrated factories as well as smaller workshops. These carpets were created by American firms for export to the United States. Nichols, Elbrook and Tavshanjian in Tientsin, and Fette in...
Palace Size Aubusson Rug
A Palace size Aubusson rug from the 1890’s. The rug would have been especially commissioned and brings the history and glamour of that era. This ivory ground and delicate floral ornaments of this second Empire carpet make it seem even bigger than its already ample scale. Huge whirlpool spirals fill the corners and flow into long leafy vines with attached floral sprays. The center is a layered nearly circular medallion...
Palace Size Aubusson Rug
A Palace size Aubusson rug from the 1890’s. The rug would have been especially commissioned and brings the history and glamour of that era. This ivory ground and delicate floral ornaments of this second Empire carpet make it seem even bigger than its already ample scale. Huge whirlpool spirals fill the corners and flow into long leafy vines with attached floral sprays. The center is a layered nearly circular medallion...
Indoor and Outdoor Rugs
In order to better integrate indoor and outdoor settings, we offer modern uncomplicated, abstract monochromes that go anywhere in their design while being totally appropriate in their make-up. The outdoor carpets are synthetic, made from recycled polyethylene, in three distinct levels. The lowest level is a weft-faced flatweave, and there are two upper levels of high and still higher pile forming a monochrome horizontal geometric pattern of floating diamonds, zig-zags...
Indoor and Outdoor Rugs
In order to better integrate indoor and outdoor settings, we offer modern uncomplicated, abstract monochromes that go anywhere in their design while being totally appropriate in their make-up. The outdoor carpets are synthetic, made from recycled polyethylene, in three distinct levels. The lowest level is a weft-faced flatweave, and there are two upper levels of high and still higher pile forming a monochrome horizontal geometric pattern of floating diamonds, zig-zags...
A perfect carpet for the Spring Season
Tabriz Garden Carpet Size: 9’6 x 12’6 Spring comes but once a year and in most of Persia it is indeed fleeting. So why not make it more enduring and bring it inside during the hot and dry summers, and the cold, windy winter? Thus was born the garden (or chahar bagh, lit. four part garden) carpet. The first, as far as literary sources go, was created in the 7th...
A perfect carpet for the Spring Season
Tabriz Garden Carpet Size: 9’6 x 12’6 Spring comes but once a year and in most of Persia it is indeed fleeting. So why not make it more enduring and bring it inside during the hot and dry summers, and the cold, windy winter? Thus was born the garden (or chahar bagh, lit. four part garden) carpet. The first, as far as literary sources go, was created in the 7th...
Modern Turkish Flatweave Rug
Size: 9’11 x 13’7 Modern flatweaves, here just wefts and warps, have continued vintage traditions, working in full-width bands, but with simplified and softened tones, and let abrash (semi-intentional color variation) create ripples, water or sand effects. Aerial perspective is suggested by varying the band width. Hemp (a vegetal cellulosic fibre) takes dyes differently from wool (animal protein fibre). The absorption effects are particularly important in such a carpet as...
Modern Turkish Flatweave Rug
Size: 9’11 x 13’7 Modern flatweaves, here just wefts and warps, have continued vintage traditions, working in full-width bands, but with simplified and softened tones, and let abrash (semi-intentional color variation) create ripples, water or sand effects. Aerial perspective is suggested by varying the band width. Hemp (a vegetal cellulosic fibre) takes dyes differently from wool (animal protein fibre). The absorption effects are particularly important in such a carpet as...
The Beauty of Serapi Carpets
The Beauty of Serapi Carpets As perpetually fashionable as they are collectible, traditional Heriz luxury handmade rugs are skillfully woven in vibrant colors and emphatic geometric designs. Serapi carpets are a quality designation for Heriz pieces of a firmer weave, shorter pile and finer quality. There is no village of Serapi among the thirty-odd towns in the Heriz weaving district. The simplicity and striking character of these carpets, along with...
The Beauty of Serapi Carpets
The Beauty of Serapi Carpets As perpetually fashionable as they are collectible, traditional Heriz luxury handmade rugs are skillfully woven in vibrant colors and emphatic geometric designs. Serapi carpets are a quality designation for Heriz pieces of a firmer weave, shorter pile and finer quality. There is no village of Serapi among the thirty-odd towns in the Heriz weaving district. The simplicity and striking character of these carpets, along with...
Ikat Design Rugs
Ikat Design Charcoal and Gray Zoe Rose Hi Lo Collection This carpet, which can be ordered in custom sizes, is even more interesting than it looks! First, consider the high-low effect. Not just any high-low, but a ridged granularity following the warps. While the vast majority of old and new carpets knot on every warp, this unusual type leaves a center warp free between pairs of knots. We can see...
Ikat Design Rugs
Ikat Design Charcoal and Gray Zoe Rose Hi Lo Collection This carpet, which can be ordered in custom sizes, is even more interesting than it looks! First, consider the high-low effect. Not just any high-low, but a ridged granularity following the warps. While the vast majority of old and new carpets knot on every warp, this unusual type leaves a center warp free between pairs of knots. We can see...