Afshin

After twenty-some years of handling everything from moth-riddled tribal weavings to century-old Persian court pieces, I’ve learned that most owners have no real idea what happens […]

Twenty-some years of pulling padding off hardwood floors and unrolling rugs after a cross-country relocation has taught me one hard truth: more rugs get damaged during […]

After two decades of pulling rugs off trucks, unrolling them in client living rooms, and later scrubbing years of grime out of their fibers in my […]

After years spent on my hands and knees examining worn foundations, reknotting missing corners, and washing decades of dust out of nomadic weavings, I still find […]

Few textiles carry as much cultural weight or technical sophistication as the Persian rug. After spending the better part of two decades handling these pieces on […]

After two decades spent on my knees inspecting foundations, counting knots per square inch, and explaining to clients why their “carpet” actually can’t be shampooed the […]

Clients ask me this question almost every week, usually while standing in a living room with worn-out beige carpet they’re not ready to replace. Placing rugs […]

After nearly two decades spent on my knees pulling padding away from wool and wall-to-wall carpet, testing dust samples, and explaining to sneezing clients why their […]