vintage rugs
June 29, 2026
The most sophisticated rooms in America are being furnished, increasingly, with an object its makers never intended to sell. The Andean frazada, a handwoven kilim produced […]
May 13, 2026
Every serious designer knows the moment. You walk into a room that is not yet finished; the furniture placed but provisional, the walls painted but unconvinced, […]
May 4, 2026
In April 2016, three rugs arrived at Christie’s King Street in London that had not been seen in public for over a century. They had not […]
April 28, 2026
How U.S.–Iran Tensions Are Reshaping the World of Fine Rugs: From Safavid Courts to Sanction Regimes
There is a room in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York where a sixteenth-century Persian carpet stops people mid-stride. Because something in the […]
April 13, 2026
Design, at its highest level, has always preferred to appear untouched by politics. A room in the Hamptons. An apartment overlooking Central Park. A villa along […]
March 24, 2026
Living, Collecting, and Designing at the Highest Level There are interiors that impress, and there are interiors that endure. The latter; quietly commanding, intellectually composed, are […]
March 2, 2026
A great house is measured not only by what lies underfoot, but by what rests within reach. At Rug & Kilim, The Royal Collection and Volumes […]
February 19, 2026
Styling Tips These pieces absolutely thrive in contemporary interiors: – Medallion carpets anchor large rooms. Floral patterns soften transitional designs – Kilim styles suit minimalist and […]
February 11, 2026
The Sahara has never been short of ideas. It has merely been selective about who hears them. The Tuareg did not set out to create […]
