I admit it. I like worn rugs.. In many circumstances they reveal the weaver’s intent while also offering the viewer the totality of the art experience. A worn rug’s secrets can still be accessible although perhaps the viewer may need to work harder to unlock the rug’s mystery.
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Reflections on the Gary Muse Essay “Early Turkish Rugs” that was published in the book Orient Stars, A Carpet Collection I occasionally browse through rug books and auction catalogues. As I began thumbing through my now battered Orient Stars, A Review of the Kircheim Collection book, I began reading the Gary Muse essay “Early Turkish Rugs”.…
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A matching pair of late 19th century camel hair runners, 3’ x 17’6” Camel hair rugs and carpets were woven in the areas around the Persian weaving center of Hamadan. While one encounters room sized carpets made in this Kurdish village rug weaving region most of the production here was occupied with the weaving of…
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The knotted carpet is an anachronism in 21st century culture. I can think of no other commercial or art commodity today in our time that involves the skill of hand craft from conception to execution to finished product, other than the hand knotted carpet. Cultural totem, religious icon, cosmic map, status symbol, significant shelter decoration…
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“Then as now, a carpet’s beauty has less to do with its density of weave, then with the quality of its wool and its color harmony” ~Raoul Tschebull The Oushak carpet as we know it began appearing in the West during the late 19th century. This is a period when the Middle East and the…
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“Few rugs are more decorative and delightful than a lovely Heriz” ~Col. Charles Jacobsen The best of these Northwestern Persian rugs have a power and beauty that affects us both emotionally and aesthetically. The presence of these rugs can extend far beyond the decorative into the realm of archetypes. The life of these carpets originates…
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It is a wonder that after 3000 years the hand knotted carpet still fulfills its role as the preeminent object in our 21st century interiors. Edgar Allen Poe in the early 19th century is quoted as saying that “The soul of the apartment is the carpet”. The purpose of interior design is to create soulful…
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