With fewer tourists coming and increasing difficulties in making international transactions, the centuries old market for Persian rugs made in Iran has collapsed leaving some weavers working for ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Hand woven with the finest materials including wool and silk, a single Persian rug can often take years and sometimes decades to create. A high-quality ...

Rug exports, which exceeded $2 billion two decades ago, have plummeted to less than $50 million in the last year in the Persian calendar that ended in March, according to government customs figures.

We were able to eliminate a couple of contenders immediately: one rug that felt more like a dish towel, and another that looked like a thin, faded ghost of a Persian rug. We set the rest up in the ...

“The Woven Sounds” concert, featuring traditional Persian tunes performed by Mehdi Aminian, an ethnomusicologist, and members of his eponymous ensemble, is centred on the millennia-old craft ...

Stopping for the night, the Zamani family shares a meal laid out on colorful rugs. In the distance a thunderstorm ... meaning the legendary Persian king Cyrus the Great, who ruled a world empire ...

From plush Persian-knotted rugs to parchment-topped leather table lamps, can’t-miss collections are launching left and right.

Whether your taste runs more to an elegant, pared-back interior or a warm, rich maximalism, these three living rooms in ...

Nothing ties a room together quite like a luxurious rug. If you happen to be looking for the perfect option to complete your space, Wayfair is an absolute gold mine of rugs. Whether you’re ...

and its string of oil fields along the Persian Gulf without which its economy would go bust, possibly generating a popular rebellion. So, what do you know, on Monday night, the Washington Post ...

You remember the Mary Robinson tapestry? A likeness of our former president woven into a Persian rug which sat for years in ...