Does My Rug Need a Pad?
March 24, 2010 by Assistant Editor
Filed under Rugs / Pride of Persia
By Mehdi Abedi and Lisa Slappy,
Rice University educators and owners of the Pride of Persia
For more than a decade, Mehdi Abedi and Lisa Slappey have taught “The World of Persian Rugs” through Rice University’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. They are the owners of Pride of Persia Rug Co., which specializes in older Persian [...]
When were Persian Rugs Introduced to Americans?
December 4, 2009 by Assistant Editor
Filed under Experts, Rugs / Pride of Persia
By Mehdi Abedi and Lisa Slappy,
Rice University educators and owners of the Pride of Persia
Persian rugs were among the household items brought by colonists as they settled into this hemisphere in the late 1600s. Europe has been familiar with Persian rugs from at least the time of Shah Abbas I of the Safavids. Perhaps [...]
