Why a Handmade Rug?      Daun Curry, founder of Modern Declaration in 2009 and touted by Vogue as one of today’s hottest interior designers, sees machine-made carpets as “processed food” while she finds handmade rugs without question superior, art… “their palpable human touch generates an energy absent in their machine-made alternative.”      Decorative […]

WINDOW LEFT        The Camo Trek Tibetan hanging in WINDOW LEFT emanates energy!  This unique carpet measures 9 x 12 and was hand-woven in Nepal by local weavers using Himalayan wool and real silk, the ratio being 80% wool/20% silk.     The unusual contemporary design and color palette of varying shades of gray, pops […]

 Fully Funnctional, Uniquely Beautiful Afghan Serapi “Getting Down to Work!”                 “Although carpets are part of the comfort of everyday Oriental life, their utilitarian functions do NOT deprive them of their artistic qualities.   Their value is the obvious result of complex decoration, precious materials and the inherent […]

WINDOW LEFT  The “EVOLVED” Afghan Serapi design carpet measures 9 x 11.2.  This Serapi was hand-knotted in northern Afghanistan by Turkmen women using vegetally dyed, Ghazni wool over a period of 5-6 months. “EVOLUTION” OF RUGS “Rugs impart richness and represent refinement.  Since the days when ancient people first lay down to sleep wrapped in […]

WINDOW LEFT      The AUSPICIOUS “NIMA METOK” Tibetan hanging in WINDOW LEFT measures 9 x 12.3.  This piece was woven in Nepal by local weavers over a period of six months using vegetally dyed, handspun, blended Himalayan and New Zealand wools. The all-natural lush wools warmly welcome bare feet.      The sunflower or “Nima Metok” […]

WINDOW LEFT      The lovely “antique finish” Agra hanging in WINDOW LEFT  measures 8.10 x 12.3. This piece was hand-knotted in northern Afghanistan by ethnic Turkmen women over a period of 11-12 months using handspun vegetally dyed, local Ghazni wool.   The city of Agra contains the most perfect jewel of Islamic art in India, […]

WINDOW LEFT      Displayed in WINDOW LEFT is a lovely Antique Persian Bijar measuring 8.9 by 11.8.  This piece was hand-knotted in western Persia by Kurdish women, using handspun, vegetally dyed, local mountain sheep wool.        In spite of their “coarse”  weave, no other type exceeded the beauty or durability of the Persian […]

A customer of ours recently brought a new phenomenon to our attention. In this new age, drones have made their way into Afghan War Rugs, noted for their use of Kalashnikovs, grenades, tanks and more. These rugs began being woven in the 1980s, after the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Our customer writes about it in his blog […]