Styles of Rug
Below is a selection of the popular styles Persian and Oriental Rugs can appear in. And there is still more variants and designs! So come into our store for a wide selection and view some examples of a particular style or region.
Tabriz
Tabriz Persian rugs are hand-woven in Tabriz. The city is the most prolific of all Persian rug-making centers and is known for the high quality...
Nain
Nain Persian rugs are hand-woven in the city of Nain, east of Isfahan. Precise, delicate and stunningly beautiful, they are considered to be...
Heriz
Weavers of these regions usually use their own symmetrical Turkish double knotting style, which tends to be dense and tightly...
Qum
Qum Persian rugs are hand-woven in Qum, a city south of Teheran. Frequently woven in pure silk, Qums are among the world’s top-quality...
Kashan
Kashan Persian rugs are hand-woven in Kashan, a renowned rug-weaving center since the 16th century. Kashan rugs usually feature a...
Gabbeh
Gabbeh Persian rugs are hand-woven by the people of the Qashqai tribe living around Shiraz. The Qashqai are nomadic shepherds...
Shiraz
Shiraz Persian rugs are hand-woven in the city of Shiraz. The patterns are simple and geometric and often feature large diamond...
Bakhtiari
Bakhtiari Persian rugs are hand-woven by the people of the Bakhtiari tribe in the Chahar Mahal region. Bakhtiari rugs generally have...
Baluch
Baluch Persian rugs are hand-woven by the people of the nomadic Baluchi tribes in the provinces of Sistan, Baluchistan and...