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The Hands Behind Every Rug: A Day in an Ararat Weaving Workshop

The Hands Behind Every Rug: A Day in an Ararat ...

Inside an Ararat Rugs atelier, every knot carries knowledge passed from hand to hand. We follow a day at the loom—and the journey from Eastern Anatolia to Istanbul, Tokyo and...

The Hands Behind Every Rug: A Day in an Ararat ...

Inside an Ararat Rugs atelier, every knot carries knowledge passed from hand to hand. We follow a day at the loom—and the journey from Eastern Anatolia to Istanbul, Tokyo and...

Where Anatolia Meets Transylvania: A Visit to Brașov’s Black Church

Where Anatolia Meets Transylvania: A Visit to B...

A journey through Saxon history, Ottoman carpets, and the living responsibility of preservation By Hakan Karar · August 2026 In August 2026, I travelled from Japan through Istanbul to Romania...

Where Anatolia Meets Transylvania: A Visit to B...

A journey through Saxon history, Ottoman carpets, and the living responsibility of preservation By Hakan Karar · August 2026 In August 2026, I travelled from Japan through Istanbul to Romania...

A Garden Woven in Time: The Tree Carpet at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

A Garden Woven in Time: The Tree Carpet at the ...

Museum Visit & Design Research : A visit to one of America’s distinguished carpet collections—and the beginning of a new reinterpretation by Ararat Rugs.  By Hakan Karar · Ararat Rugs

A Garden Woven in Time: The Tree Carpet at the ...

Museum Visit & Design Research : A visit to one of America’s distinguished carpet collections—and the beginning of a new reinterpretation by Ararat Rugs.  By Hakan Karar · Ararat Rugs

Gion Matsuri and Oriental Carpets: A Moving Museum of Textile History

Gion Matsuri and Oriental Carpets: A Moving Mus...

Voyage of Rug Gion Matsuri and Oriental Carpets: A Moving Museum of Textile HistoryDuring Kyoto's Gion Matsuri, some of Japan's most important festival floats move through the city covered with...

Gion Matsuri and Oriental Carpets: A Moving Mus...

Voyage of Rug Gion Matsuri and Oriental Carpets: A Moving Museum of Textile HistoryDuring Kyoto's Gion Matsuri, some of Japan's most important festival floats move through the city covered with...

The Sanguszko Carpet: A Pilgrimage Across Empires

The Sanguszko Carpet: A Pilgrimage Across Empires

Voyage of Rug The Sanguszko Carpet: A Pilgrimage Across Empires The Sanguszko Carpet, also known as the Medallion and Animal Carpet, resides at the Miho Museum in Shiga Prefecture, Japan....

The Sanguszko Carpet: A Pilgrimage Across Empires

Voyage of Rug The Sanguszko Carpet: A Pilgrimage Across Empires The Sanguszko Carpet, also known as the Medallion and Animal Carpet, resides at the Miho Museum in Shiga Prefecture, Japan....

Wabi-Sabi and the Handmade Rug: A Shared Philosophy

Wabi-Sabi and the Handmade Rug: A Shared Philos...

Voyage of the Rug Wabi-Sabi and the Handmade Rug: A Shared Philosophy Why Handmade Rugs Are Imperfect — And Why That’s Their Value; There is a quiet misunderstanding in the modern...

Wabi-Sabi and the Handmade Rug: A Shared Philos...

Voyage of the Rug Wabi-Sabi and the Handmade Rug: A Shared Philosophy Why Handmade Rugs Are Imperfect — And Why That’s Their Value; There is a quiet misunderstanding in the modern...