The historic Kashan bazaar in central Iran once sat on a major caravan route, its silk carpets known the world over. But 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 ...

My father relocated to Marrakech in the 1990s and naturally adopted local Berber tribal culture. It led me to work with ...

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STRIKING geometric shapes that recall 20th Century abstract art are not what you would expect to see adorning a handmade Iranian rug. But changing tastes and increased competition from Asia have ...

IT'S AN INDUSTRY for which this region has traditionally been world-renowned, yet it could be said that the buzz around fine Iranian rugs and carpets isn't as vibrant as it once was. One man ...