The tangerine and brick-red vintage tribal Persian rug on the September cover of House Beautiful heralds a major design direction. Oriental rugs are back. And they’re not just in your granny’s living ...

Connoisseurs of fine Oriental rugs say these are the best of times: Although the number of floor-worthy antiques continues to shrink, contemporary rugs made in the most traditional ways are ...

Spend an evening learning about the art of rug-making, from dyeing the wool to tying the fringes, at the Intro to Oriental Rugs workshop at Ten Thousand Villages. The free seminar will teach people ...

Oriental rugs are precious. Rich colors, interesting designs, full of history and painstaking craftmanship, each one is a valuable piece of art. And, they make for fabulous floor coverings. An ...

An embargo on Iranian Persian rugs will take effect in September as part of recently passed sanctions against Iran, but two local rug companies are in disagreement as to how it will impact their ...

Jan Winitz concurs that it`s easy to get taken when buying an Oriental rug. This comes from someone who not only collects and appreciates them, but also sells them. Winitz, of Oakland, Cal., has ...

Sanctions on Iran were all about oil, right? Yes, but a little-known fact is that the international sanctions imposed over the past decade to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions had a devastating effect on ...

Doug Krizner: Congress is struggling over how to get tough with Iran. There’s talk of more sanctions, and re-imposing a 1980’s ban on imported Persian rugs. Lisa Chow, from member station WNYC, ...

“I really only care about how the rug feels to me,” says Mikael Kennedy, proprietor of King Kennedy Rugs, discussing his unconventional approach to buying and selling. “If I fall in love with it, I’ll ...