| ...le workmanship. marc phillips decorative rugs always returns
home feeling confident that they have both created and selected, the world's
best rugs.
travels to ancient lands like nepal, india, pakistan, china, romania and turkey,
instill a revolutionary design esthetic that can not be matched. the culture,
art and history of these countries inspire the exclusive marc phillips
decorati... |
| ... travertine, exotic granite slabs from more than 25
countries, world-class italian, spanish, trukish, egyptian and indian marble,
slate, and onyx, delicately quarried from the mountains of italy, pakistan and
iran. importing only the highest quality of products from manufacturing plants
worldwide, we have gathered approximately 500 varieties of granite, marble,
travertine, onyx, soapston... |
| ...afghan carpets, although many afghan carpet manufacturers market their products under the name of a different country. the carpets are made in afghanistan, as well as by afghan refugees who reside in pakistan and iran. famous afghan rugs include the shindand or adraskan (named after local afghan villages), woven in the herat area, in western afghanistan.
afghan carpets are also quite commonly kno... |
| ...istan). bokhara rugs were primarily the product of tekke turkmens but also were made by sailors, sarqs, yomuts, and ersaris. these famous bokhara designs also come from eastern iran, afghanistan, and pakistan. bokhara rugs hold a high place in history and compete with the best in the world. bokharas are a traditional piece of art suitable for any interior decor. bokhara rug popularity has been on ... |
| ...o main types of knot are the symmetrical (also called turkish or ghiordes) and asymmetrical (also called persian or senna). contemporary centres of knotted carpet production are: lahore and peshawar (pakistan), kashmir (india / pakistan), mirzapur, bhadohi, tabriz (iran), afghanistan, armenia, azerbaijan, turkey, northern africa, nepal, spain, turkmenistan, and tibet. the importance of carpets in ... |
| ...oom size kilims. as a flatweave kilims are arguably not as practical as some other rugs and have a tendency to pucker up.
kilim rugs are made by nomadic peoples in turkey, iran, iraq, russia, china, pakistan, india and morocco. kilims were originally intended as a pliable warm carpet that could be placed on a sandy desert floor and easily packed on a came or horse. kilim designs represent differe... |
| ... spun a wide variety of weaving materials. some historians consider that the indus valley civilization first developed the use of woven textiles. as of the late 1990s, hand-knotted carpets were among pakistan's leading export products and their manufacture is the second largest cottage and small industry. pakistani craftsmen have the capacity to produce any type of carpet using all the popular mot... |
| ...st museums.
the most important european styles in the history of european rug weaving are the french savonnerie of the 17th and 18th century, which are still being copied by countries such as india, pakistan, china and iran.
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| ...uro = $1.10 us dollar**based on average of one euro = $1.12 approximately (during the course of the 13-year campaign)
words from the ikea foundation's partners:
handicap international federation—in pakistan, thailand and bangladeshprovides early childhood development opportunities to children with disabilities and other vulnerable children in displacement settings.
cheryl shin-hua yeam, handica... |
| ...displayed at a 5 under 40 awards ceremony and then actioned off with all proceeds benefiting barakat, a cambridge, massachusetts based charity that works to empower education in women and children in pakistan and afghanistan.
"the values of the karastan brand are brought to life in sponsoring events such as the 5 under 40 awards," said elise demboski, vice president of creative services, karasta... |
| ...The capitol of Usbekistan and the traditional trading center for Turkmen tribal carpets. Today, rugs called Bukhara are generally commercial copies knotted in Pakistan and India. Actual Turkmen carpets are called by their tribal names to ease confusion with their popular reproductions. Commercial Bukhara carpets are available in about twenty quality gradations, though surface appearance may be sim... |
| ...he Eastern World or of the land found by ship when Africa has been circled , it has come to more accurately describe characteristics of Turkey, Iran, India, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Pakistan. The modern definition excludes characteristics of China and Indochina now classified as Asian... |
| ...f their beautiful designs were used in institutional settings like Grand Hotels and Government Buildings. They actually made Persian style carpets in London from 1890 to 1914 with labor imported from Pakistan... |