Tea and Carpets; Drawing Oriental Carpet Designs Is An Artform Of Its Own

New on Tea and Carpets; Drawing Oriental Carpet Designs Is An Artform Of Its Own. Nice article, often in the west we pay no attention to the role of the designer. I was struck with the emphasis in Iran on the design and the complexity of the design. The more unique a design is and the less repeat the more valuable the rug is.

Int'l hand-woven carpet exhibit Tabriz Iran in July

Int'l hand-woven carpet exhibit due
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:51:44

Persian hand-woven carpet, a distinguished part of Iran and culture, ranks first in the global market.
Big names of the world's hand-woven carpet industry will display their finest carpets at an international exhibition slated for July in Iran.

The Iranian northwestern city of Tabriz, one of the best-known carpet-weaving centers, will host the international event on July 12-18.

Leading handmade carpet suppliers from around the world will join their Iranian peers at the exhibit to showcase their products, IRNA reported.

The exhibition will give Iranian merchants a chance to secure a foothold in international markets and find new customers for their high quality Persian rugs.

Persian rugs are part and parcel of the Iranian art and culture. Carpet-weaving in Iran dates back to 3,500 BC.

Currently Iran ranks first in the global carpet market with a share of 41 percent.

Speaking at an international exhibition of hand-woven carpets on Kish Island in early May, Iran's Commerce Minister said Iran holds a 41-percent share of the global carpet market with export value reaching $400 million in 2006.

Massoud Mir-Kazemi said that over 2,000 active Iranian carpet shops have been identified in Europe and the US and the figure is anticipated to increase

Top selling Persian Rugs week of May 20th to the 26th

Top selling Persian Rugs week of May 20th to the 26th:
Tabriz Rugs 14.84 %
Hamadan Rugs 14.09 %
Kashmar Rugs 12.88 %
Sarouk Rugs 12.26 %
Kashan Rugs 5.68 %
Mashad Rugs 5.57 %
Turkoman Rugs 5.37 %
Gabbeh Rugs 5.25 %
Bakhtiari Rugs 4.65 %
Ardabil Rugs 2.01 %

Sultanabad Rugs from Nazmiyal

I was looking at www.Nazmiyal.com and found a few rugs I wanted to add to my Notes. Jason Nazmiyal has three stores in New York and New Jersey and they has some beautiful rugs. Since I am expanding my section on Sultanabad Rugs I added these:
Sultanabad Rugs: Floral Spray Sultanabad Rug from Nazmiyal
Sultanabad Rugs: Square Sultanabad Rug from Nazmiyal
Sultanabad Rugs: Antique Sultanabad Rug from Nazmiyal
See my Guide_To_Sultanabad_Rugs
Best wishes,
Barry

Rippon Boswell Wiesbaden March 10, 2007

Rippon Boswell Wiesbaden has major rug sales but it also as minor sales as well. Some of these can be very interesting as well. Auction 680 will be held March 10, 2007. I spotted a few pieces that I found interesting. here are a few I added to the Rug Notes:
Baluch Rugs: Baluch Bagface early 20th C Rippon Boswell Lot 18
Baluch Rugs: Baluch Balisht 1st Quarter 20th C Rippon Boswell Lot 18
Baluch Rugs: Baluch Rug C 1900 Rippon Boswell Lot 64
Birjand Rugs: Birjand Carpet Circa 1920 Rippon Boswell Lot 30
Tabriz Rugs: Tabriz Carpet circa 1920 Rippon Boswell Lot 25
Tabriz Rugs: Tabriz Carpet circa 1930/40 Rippon Boswell Lot 159
Best wishes,
Barry

Persian Rugs the O'Connell Guide

Sometimes the easiest way to fix something is to start over. My main guide to Persian Rugs is a mess so I started a new page and I am cleaning up the old information as the beginning of rewriting it. The first part can be seen at: Persian Rugs the O'Connell Guide

Best wishes,

Barry