During the past century, the Oriental rug has become valued throughout the world as a work of art. With its rich history and color, the Oriental rug often is called the aristocrat of carpets.
The term, Oriental rug, traditionally has been used to describe hand-knotted rugs from the East. The process typically involves stretching warp threads on a loom and knotting the pile to these threads. The precision of the design depends on how tightly the rug has been knotted and how short the pile has been cut.
Historically, the great carpet-producing areas include Turkey, Persia, the Caucasus and Turkestan. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, India and China also must be added to the list.
Dynasty Arts invites you to get to know the oriental carpet. Its luxury, beauty and extravagance. Hand-made by more than one artisan, there is no perfect symmetry or regularity. The value of each piece lies exactly in these small and differentiated details. Each carpet tells a story.
Although the Oriental rug of today may not soar through the air like the magic carpet of Arabian legend, the Oriental rug does perform magic, transforming interior spaces into extraordinary spaces.
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