Oriental Rugs Blog
December 2, 2008
Chico’s BIG pillow SALE!
Hi y’all. For the Holidays, Chico decided it would be a good idea to put all of his pillows on sale! So, until January 31st we are offering 30% off all our pillows! 
There are a whole bunch to choose from! We have new pillows made from Belouch camel bags and antique rug fragments made into rugs. Mostly we have tribal designs. Here are a few images to get you interested. The price range from about $40 to about $135.
Come-on-by and get your pillow today. Chico’s waiting to greet you!
Woof!
A really cool small Ersari!
Check out this cool rug we just received from the Ersari weaving project!
The Ersari rugs have long been some of the favorite rugs that we carry. In fact, I personally own one Ersari rug from this weaving project that resides in my living room. I also got the chance to visit the Ersari project when it was still situated in Pakistan some years ago. Here is an image from one of the larger looms they had going.
What I love about this particular rug is the proportions! They were able to fit a wonderful Engsi design into a 2′x3′ rug! And, the rug looks perfectly balanced and well articulated! I am sort of a fan of 2′x3′ rugs. When done well, I find that a 2′x3′ rug is sort of like reading a great short-story. You can really fit a lot into a small “canvas”. But let’s face it, there are a lot of really boring small rugs (in fact, there are a lot of boring large rugs too). So, to find such a rug sort of excites me!
What is an Engsi? Good question: used to be, they were thought to be prayer rugs. Now, it is more commonly thought they were the door cover (or tent flap) of the Turkmen’s yurt. But, there is still some debate about this. Here is a great discussion of the subject.
In any event, I love the various Engsi designs! There is something strangely evocative about the directional design. And, on this particular piece there is the wonderfull camel elem (the bottom border of the rug) depicting a camel train.
What more could you ask for in a small rug woven? It is woven in a project that supports health care and education, it is woven with natural dyes, handspun wool and it is beautiful!
best regards,
Chris
May 11, 2008
Treasure Creatures Art by Miguel Strong
Miguel Strong’s recent showing of art in Nomad Rugs’ Gallery was a blast!
Check out Miguel’s astute art criticism here:
Miguel is one of the outstanding citizens of the Bay Area and we were delighted to showcase his unique whit, warmth and creativity. For his “day job”, he can be found makin’ sweet music with the magical music and dance troupe, the Yard Dogs Road Show.
Here is Nomad Rugs’ own Tora Fujimatic with my favorite piece from the show, “Elvis”.
And finally, the inimitable artist, Miguel. Thanks Miguel!
