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Rug Designs & Patterns

Aubusson
The Aubusson design is named after a town in central France where the design originated. The town of Aubusson was noted for its carpets and tapestries since the 15th century.
Heriz
Named after a small region in northwest Persia (modern day Iran), the characteristic Heriz design is its dominate eight point geometric central medallion and bold corner motifs related to the central design.
Isfahan
Named after the capital of the Persian empire founded in 500 BC, located in central Persia.   The design is noted for its arabesque vines, flowerheads and palmettes usually surrounding a central medallion with corner designs adapted from the medallion.
Kashan
The Kashan design is named after the city in central Iran between Isfahan and Tehran where the design originated.   Kashan has been renown for its rugs for centuries and also as the city from which the three Wise Men left to follow the star of Bethlehem.
Kirman
Named after the city in southeast Iran where the design originated, the beauty of the Kirman design is its central, softly curving, floral medallion, a quarter of which is generally repeated in each of the four corners. The border has delicately designed flowers and scrolls.
Ming
The Ming design is so named because it resembles those rugs woven near the end of the Ming era or during the first half of the 17th century.   These designs were distinguished by their use of the emblems of happiness and longevity in their medallions and borders.   Ming designs typically use few colors and large areas of solid color with few or no design elements.
Sarouk
Named after a small village on the edge of the Ferahan region in western Persia where the design originated.   The Sarouk design generally used a center medallion on a field of exquisite, detached, floral sprays with a simple border in a contrasting color.   It is rich in detail of its leaves, buds and flowers and is known for keeping the design similar in its field, medallion, corners and borders.
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