Hand woven with the finest materials including wool and silk, a single Persian rug can often take years and sometimes decades to create. A high-quality Iranian carpet can cost tens of thousands of ...

With fewer tourists coming and increasing difficulties in making international transactions, the centuries old market for Persian rugs made in Iran has collapsed leaving some weavers working for ...

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My father relocated to Marrakech in the 1990s and naturally adopted local Berber tribal culture. It led me to work with ...