A structure-first guide to kilim, dhurrie, and soumak rugs, showing how their yarn paths change the surface, reverse, texture, and use in a room.
A careful comparison of Heriz and Serapi rugs, including their shared northwest Persian context, recurring visual differences, trade usage, and attribution limits.
A practical, non-destructive guide to identifying hand-knotted rugs through the reverse, foundation, pile, fringe, edges, variation, and documentation.
A clear guide to the city, regional, village, and tribal names used for Persian rugs, plus a practical method for testing any attribution against the rug itself.
Persian identifies rugs made in Iran; Oriental is a much broader traditional trade term. Learn how origin, construction, age, and attribution work together when reading a rug label.
A closer look at why WOVEN continues to make rugs by hand, and how structure, material, texture, and human judgment become part of the design.
A connoisseur’s guide to the design, color, materials, construction, condition, and context that distinguish an exceptional antique Persian rug.
