There are numerous reasons machine-made rugs continue to gain more and more of the rug market share. They’re (generally) less expensive at the retail level, so consumers can keep up with the latest ...

After years of neutral home décor underscored by stiff sisal and beige jute rugs, vibrant hand-knotted Oriental rugs are back with more options than ever. Oriental rugs act as a key design element ...

Kalaty debuts new hand-knotted and Luxe-Weave collections including Windsor and Lydian Surya introduces Besni, Pilgrimage and Langley collections featuring hand-knotted and machine-woven designs Loloi ...

The more I learn about hand-knotted rugs, the type we grew up calling “Oriental rugs,” the more complex they become. In my experience, choosing one is the single most difficult home design decision ...

Most hand-knotted wool rugs are made using natural dyes, not chemical ones. Along with their warmth and stain resistance, this makes them the ideal surface for children and pets to lounge and play ...

Anyone who describes himself as a "hard-core modernist" is not going to be a fan of fringe. That was a problem for furniture designer and Delinear founder Chris Baisa when it came to finding a ...

On a quiet corner of Southeast Hawthorne, stories pile up. Stories of culture and history, tradition and geography. Stories that take the shape of hand-knotted carpets. The stories live at Kush, a ...

A century ago, three Armenian brothers – Megar, Arott and Onnig Kirishian – worked in their father’s cottage industry, weaving rugs for export to Europe and America. When World War I broke out, the ...