Persian rugs are a contradiction in terms. They're ubiquitous and utilitarian. They're works of art and coveted investment pieces. The rug you barely notice as you tromp from the couch to the ...

Iranian patterns such as paisley or ‘Persian pickles’ — an indigenous Persian-rug staple — were all the rage amongst the hitmakers of the day, who often sourced paisley shirts and other ...

London studio Raw Edges has partnered with Persian rug company Golran to update its Lake carpet collection with a floral design that appears different depending on the viewing angle. The rug ...

Architect Kourosh Asgar-Irani has created a collection of hand-knotted rugs featuring traditional Persian patterns that have been digitally altered to match a room's architectural elements. The ...

David Thomas Smith's first solo show of photographic art is called Anthropocene, and makes use of Google Maps image data in a pretty novel way — the satellite photos serve as the fabric for ...

These Bizarre And Beautiful Persian Rug-Style Images Are Made From Google Maps By Nicholas Carlson Apr 7, 2013, 11:18 AM PT David Thomas Smith ...

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