TWO magnificent silk Gallipoli rugs were woven during World War I. One was presented to Kamal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. The other is about to be auctioned in Woollahra. It was acquired 30 ...

From contemporary art to fashion and even music, the symbolism of the famous Persian rug pervades in many of aspects of modern life beyond interior decoration, says Joobin Bekhrad. Poetry, wine, and ...

After years of neutral home décor underscored by stiff sisal and beige jute rugs, vibrant hand-knotted Oriental rugs are back with more options than ever. Oriental rugs act as a key design element ...

AS a child, Bob Cadry wanted to be “an Aussie boy”. He pushed away his Persian heritage, his father Jacques Cadry’s rugs business, his birth name Roland Robert and his family’s “weird food”. He pushed ...

A Persian rug sold for a record $33 million at auction. (Associated Press) An intricate, 17th century Persian carpet went up for sale at Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday. When the gavel came down, ...