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Persian Recipes For A Cookout
Nothing pairs quite like summer and the grill. Treat yourself, your family, and your friends to another unbeatable pairing - delicious chicken kabobs with a refreshing side salad. Follow these...

A Brief History – The Farahan Carpet
At the close of the 18th century, the predominant Persian carpet distribution cities of Tabriz, Kashan, Kerman, and Mashhad found themselves accompanied by a new weaving hub, the Farahan region....

Antique Spotlight – Neutral Leopardess
This week’s Antique Spotlight highlights one of our most cherished tribal Persian carpets, this Neutral Qashqai Leopard carpet. Let's hunt through this week’s Antique Spotlight and learn more about this...

Staff Pick – Flora
This week’s Staff Pick highlights Flora, a lush green Luri Gabbeh carpet from Orley Shabahang’s Tribal collection. From its thick green pile to the traditional weave, continue reading this week’s Staff...

Inspiration Everywhere – Framed Garden
Bridging the gap between Art -Nouveau and the beloved traditional and transitional design elements of Bakhtiari carpets, this week’s “Inspiration Everywhere” features Framed Garden from the Orley Shabahang’s Art Nouveau collection. Continue...

Find it at the Met – Silk Iris
With the Safavid dynasty of Persia came a golden era in politics, science, and art. These rulers saw the importance of collaboration between various fields of study, and as such,...