December 10, 2002
The United States imposed a ban on Iranian products in 1987 in response to clashes in the Persian Gulf. Since the embargo ended two years ago, […]
May 9, 2003
This is another in a series of looks at key Persian rugs. Kermans are one of the most commonly encountered hand-knotted rugs. In 1270 Marco Polo […]
May 10, 2003
December 2002 issue of ICS magazine we examined the Hamadan rug. This time we will look at a rug that comes from southwestern Persia – the […]
July 15, 2003
The last three installments of “The Rug Cleaning Specialist” have looked at key Persian rugs. This review would not be complete without including rugs from the […]
November 11, 2004
Karastan® first began manufacturing rugs in 1928. The original company was part of the department store giant Marshall Field of Chicago. It was called “The Wonder […]