Persian Oriental Rugs
Persian rugs have a reputation with the general public to be the best and are widely considered to be the benchmark for judging rugs from other countries. Their traditional and iconic designs are copied throughout the Orient.
Oriental Rug 101
Protecting your natural fiber rugs against moths and pests
Contact Grillo Oriental Rug to learn more about how to protect against moths who eat carpets.
Super Service Award from Angie’s List
Grillo has won another Super Service Award from consumer review site Angie’s List.
What to look for when purchasing an antique Oriental rug
Tips on what to look for when buying an antique Oriental rug
Categories of Rugs – Oriental Rug 101
A good schematic for understanding the disciplines that historically produced hand woven Oriental rugs is City, Village and Tribal. City and Village Oriental Rugs are often also described as Formal Floral and Informal Floral.
Antique Oriental Rugs & Antique Look Rugs
How Our Rug Business’ Owner Became An Antique Oriental Rug Expert I had been employed in the Oriental rug trade since 1959 and when I first started my own business in 1966 it was buying and selling old and antique Oriental rugs. The previous two years had been spent working for Mustapha Avigdor born in […]
Geometric Tribal & Village Oriental Rugs
What Makes Tribal Oriental Rugs and Village Oriental Rugs So Special? Scattered throughout the rug producing countries of the Middle East are numerous tribal groups of various ethnic origins, the remnants of various historic migrations or incursions. For example, The “TURKS” of the Republic of Turkey are comprised of numerous tribal groups such as the […]
Traditional Bidjar Oriental Rugs
What Is a Bidjar Oriental Rug/Bidjar Persian Rug? Authentic BIDJARS are woven in Persian Kurdistan, a mountainous undeveloped province of IRAN inhabited largely by KURDS of various tribal groups. Living a rural lifestyle in a remote area they have had little communication with the central government. The fact that they speak a different language and […]
International Politics and the Afghan Oriental Rug Trade
A recent article in the Washington post titled “US hopes to revive Afghan rug trade” by Glenn Kessler outlined the involvement of the Pentagon with the Afghan Oriental rug trade. Afghanistan is a nation with some 1 million people involved in a cottage industry of weavers who work mostly in their homes hand knotting Oriental […]
Grillo Oriental Rug Gallery & Care Wins Angie’s List Award for Service Excellence
We here at Grillo Oriental Rug Gallery and Care were proud to be told recently that we had won the Angie’s List Super Service Award for 2012. We have always aspired to excellence in caring for the rugs entrusted to us by our clients. The staff here at Grillo know that great attention must be […]