French Deco

May 19, 2026

What William Morris, Paul Poiret, and the Bauhaus Each Understood About the Rug and What French Art Deco Proved

In the winter of 1883, William Morris stood before a room full of wool merchants, manufacturers, and assorted Victorian worthies in a lecture hall in Birmingham […]
August 29, 2025

Signatures and the Art of Attribution in Luxury Rugs: Collecting with Provenance and Prestige

A Picasso or a Lalique needs no introduction — the signature itself becomes shorthand for genius, provenance, and prestige. In the world of collectible textiles, authorship […]
August 18, 2025

The World of Period Piece Rugs and Kilims: Provenance, Style, and Collecting Masterworks

In the world of fine art and design, the term period piece is not a casual descriptor—it is an assurance of historical integrity, stylistic authenticity, and […]
July 7, 2025

A Century of Rugs from Art Nouveau to Art Deco: Geometry, Ornament, and Ideology

At the turn of the 20th century, textiles—particularly rugs and kilims—transcended their utilitarian roots to occupy a critical role at the nexus of fine art, design, […]
June 17, 2025

1920s on the Diagonal: Art Deco Rugs Complementing Tamara De Lempicka & Erté

To style an Art Deco interior today is not to replicate the past—but to reinterpret it through texture, geometry, and modern luxury. Like a scene set […]
June 4, 2025

How Tariffs Are Shaping the Future of Modern and Antique Rugs in the United States

A rug is rarely just a rug in the quiet luxury of a gallery showroom or the curated intimacy of a collector’s salon. It is a […]
May 22, 2025

The Art of Belonging with Brittany Nazmiyal: In the Weave of Her Wake at Rug & Kilim

Some arrivals aren’t sudden — they’re remembered. Walk into the luminous showroom of Rug & Kilim, and you’ll feel it — not just a presence, but […]
May 13, 2025

Cyrus Nazmiyal and the Renaissance of Rug & Kilim: Inside the Legacy and Vision

“A rug,” Cyrus Nazmiyal muses, “isn’t merely woven—it’s whispered into being.” We are seated in a quiet, sun-dappled corner of Rug & Kilim’s New York atelier, […]
May 1, 2025

100 Years of Art Deco: The Enduring Desire of Ornament, Opulence, and Order

Modernity was never a rupture—it was a rehearsal. A hundred years on, Art Deco remains the world’s most disciplined dream—a global love affair between ornament and […]
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