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Family with young
children?
Try the Turkish
Kayseri carpet.
“Turkish Kayseri-style carpets are
made of superior New Zealand wool
that is hand-spun. They showcase
bright, unusual and interesting
colour combinations and designs,”
says Imran Mir, marketing director at
Lotto Carpets Gallery.
Usually, they are very tightly
double-knotted for strong durability
and detail of design. Their dyes are
all natural, made frommaterials such
as indigo flowers, pomegranate and
walnut husks, algae and even saffron.
“It can take a weaving family years
to complete a carpet,” explains
Imran, “patiently, knot by knot,
passing down lessons of skill,
discipline, tradition and most of all
beauty, through the generations.
This woven art is not just a beautiful
piece for a family home, but is
also a means for the producers
to empower and educate their
children.”
Traditional home with antique
furniture?
Try the Kashan carpet.
This silk-pile-on-silk-base, central-medallion
Kashan carpet from the 19th century
will suit a traditional home, particularly if
juxtaposed against antique furniture. Pink-
and-purple, and hand-spun 120 years ago,
it’s an antique itself.
“Traditions define this rug’s pattern; the
method with which it was made is now
lost forever,” explains Imran. “It was most
probably exclusively woven by women
whose hands were dexterous enough to
weave such a densely knotted, extremely
detailed, complex work of art.”
According to Imran, the carpet is
showcased best, as per tradition,
in a frame on a wall. “The pattern is
immediately recognisable as a classic,
one that has been deeply rooted in
Persian culture for more than 250 years.
It’s a masterpiece, and a collectible that
has loads of both spiritual and investment
value.”
Lotto Carpets Gallery, #01-04 Block 26,
Dempsey Road6476 8784 | lottocarpets.com