Handmade rugs and carpets are considered one of the top Persian souvenirs to take home while paying a visit to Iran. In the 17th century, some seventy Dutch artists included representations of Persian ...

TEHRAN — Standing next to piles of exquisitely hand-woven Persian rugs, Hossein Ghaseminia is confident his rugs, which cost as much as $50,000, can fend off cheaper Asian rivals and withstand ...

The Persian carpet is an essential part of Persian art and culture. Carpet-weaving is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished manifestations ... the most common material used in Persian carpets but ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. What: Oriental carpets were and are produced everywhere from China to Egypt, but the large majority come from ...