Persian Nahavand

Persian NahavandOne of Iran's leading rug manufacturers is the ancient city of Nahavand, which produces high quality Persian rugs of excellent repute. Many of the designs come from the famous city Malayer to the west. The carpets feature nomadic and geometrical motifs in a rectilinear design, with a central, leaf like medallion. Beige and pale rust reds unfold beautifully on dark blue backgrounds, framed by stylized floral patterns, with vases as a popular motif. The

Gabbeh is a Persian word that means raw

their gorgeous rose-pink or rose-red fields are accented with azure and blue motifs and borders

Among the most popular handmade rugs in the world

eye-catching carpet and high quality

The Maimana is a beautiful flat-woven kilim rug made by Uzbek weavers near the city of Maimana in central Afghanistan

Because most feature the same signature design – a geometric border surrounding a foreground of Boteh (paisley) – Mir rugs are easily discernible from other Persian rugs

Using ultra-fine silk fibres

It is the semi-nomadic Kudish people of Markad – living in tribes away from the city and practicing the traditions of their ancestors – that weave the tribal Lilian rug

Girls started at age six and families were required to weave at least one rug each month

in which tiny geometric fish designs make up the border

hooked polygons

meaning wood or the dyes found in wood