Although it might seem obvious, signs of wear and age are the most telling sign that your Persian rug is vintage. A rug lacking patina is unlikely to be very old (unless it's been very well looked ...

While browsing at your local thrift store, you suddenly spot what you might think is a vintage Persian rug, but how do you ...

Ashkan Agahzadeh has been around rugs his entire life. A native of Tehran, Iran, Ashkan spent his childhood watching his mother and aunt spend years hand-knotting tapestries and carpets. He, along ...

Architect Kourosh Asgar-Irani has created a collection of hand-knotted rugs featuring traditional Persian patterns that have been digitally altered to match a room's architectural elements. The Vienna ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Hossein Rezvani buys two tonnes of wool at the start of every year. It’s not any old yarn, but Persian highland wool, ...

From contemporary art to fashion and even music, the symbolism of the famous Persian rug pervades in many of aspects of modern life beyond interior decoration, says Joobin Bekhrad. Poetry, wine, and ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernesta, the innovative home design brand known for designer-quality, custom-sized ...

A 17th Century Persian rug has sold for $33.8m (£21.8m), a sum triple the previous auction record for a carpet. The winning bid for the Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet was made anonymously on Wednesday at ...