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Galley kitchen in a timber cabin with green cabinets, white board walls and dark pine floor, a deep red runner between the counters Origins

Zanjan Rugs: Small, Red and Honest

Northwest Persian village weaving, mostly runners and small rugs in deep red. How to recognize a ...

Origins · 6 min read
Stone farmhouse living room seen through a doorway, a deep red Arak rug with an all-over pattern under two linen sofas and an oak table Origins

Arak Rugs and the Boteh

Arak, formerly Sultanabad, and the repeating teardrop motif that spread from Persia to Paisley. W...

Origins · 6 min read
Stone country dining room with a long oak table and rush seat chairs on a navy Persian Mahal rug with a deep red border Origins

Mahal Rugs: Big, Red and Unfussy

Mahal is a Persian export grade woven at a coarser knot for big rooms and long halls. How to reco...

Origins · 6 min read
Stone farmhouse sitting room with ochre walls, a pale cream and rose rug under a linen sectional, two rush chairs and an oak table Origins

Manisa Rugs: The Most Consistent Rug We Sell

Manisa is Isparta’s quieter sibling: pale, medallioned and almost always the same size. Why that ...

Origins · 6 min read
Prewar bedroom in late sun, a deep red Kashan rug with a navy border under a walnut bed, green velvet armchair and a palm Origins

Kashan Rugs: The Formal End of the Catalog

What a Kashan rug looks like, how the workshop tradition shaped it, the room sizes you will find,...

Origins · 6 min read
A small red Torkaman rug on a gray painted bathroom floor between a pedestal sink and a clawfoot tub, seen through the doorway. Origins

Torkaman Rugs: One Motif, Repeated Perfectly

What a Turkmen rug is, the gul and the tribes behind it, and why most Torkaman rugs are small mat...

Origins · 7 min read
Shaker sitting room corner, a small deep red Baluch rug with a cream center panel under a ladder-back rocking chair, late sun on pine boards Origins

Baluch Rugs: Small, Dark and Built to Travel

Why Baluch rugs are almost always small and almost always red-black: the nomadic logic behind the...

Origins · 6 min read