We are excited to share our unique Kaitag Collection rugs.

These wonderful rugs draw their inspiration from embroidered Kaitag textiles. These are not traditional rug designs but textile designs that have been repurposed and redrawn to make these extraordinary rugs.

Kaitag textiles originate from the Kaitag district of Daghestan. The abstract designs found in Kaitag embroideries translates beautifully into rugs. These rugs look modern and tribal and colorful and exciting!

Once or twice a year I get a rug that makes me go “Wow!”

You would think that after nearly 20 years of buying and selling rugs I would start to get a bit blasé about receiving new inventory….

No! I still am excited whenever new rugs come into the shop.

But this stunning Karaja design rug from Afghanistan simply took my breath away! Stop by to take a look.

Joseph Pilates was a genius when it came to understanding the human body and coming up with a whole new exercise regimen. Many of you probably do “Pilates” workouts every week.

But Joseph Pilates was also a a great interior designer! Take a look at this shot of his studio that he ran in New York from the 1920s to the 1960s. Check out those beautiful oriental rugs under his reformers (that’s the name of the exercise tables). I also love the claw-foot ends on the legs of the reformers. What a gorgeous looking studio!

If my Pilates studio looked more like Joseph Pilates’ historic studio, I can guarantee you I would be there much more often! (and I would be in better shape!)

Scroll down for the photo……

And click here to read more about Joseph Pilates.

Introducing Nomad Rugs’ newest quality control expert, Stella.

Stella, my wonderful niece, will soon be celebrating her first birthday.

Her frequent visits at Nomad Rugs helps us to ascertain that our rugs meet Stella’s stringent guidelines for softness and fun.

Thanks for all your help Stella!

Photo taken by the very talented Jeffery Braverman.

Tora, the shop manger at Nomad Rugs, just released his debut album with drummer JonJon.

Needless to say, the album ROCKS the wool right out of my rugs!!

Check it out here! LIGHTNING THUNDER JET ROCK!

Also available on iTunes. Just search for “Tiger Honey Pot”.

From Chris, Chico and all the staff of Nomad Rugs we wish you a very Happy New Year!

All the best for 2012! We welcome the Year of the Dragon.

And if you live near the shop, stop by for a FREE 2012 “Woven Treasures” calendar. This beautiful calendar has a beautiful rug picture on each month and exotic pictures of rug weavers and carpet producing countries. We only have about twenty copies so stop by soon.

Thanks, Chris

From TED, Monika Bulaj shares here moving photos and her impressions of Afghanistan. Thanks for sharing the light.

The video is located further down on this page.

Over two hundred new rugs just arrived from my recent trip to Pakistan! (Including this stunning 8×10 Mamluk rug pictured below.)

Stop by to check out the new goods! We have new rugs in all sizes from 2×3 up to 10×14 as well as dozens of kilims.

Highlights included an incredible antique Uzbek kilim in an 8′x14′ size, an old Kirghiz felt rug and Afghan gabbeh rugs in natural un-dyed wool that is so soft that it feels like silk.

And, we have added several stunning new collections including the “Kaitag Collection” (rugs modeled on antique Kaitag embroideries), the “Arts and Crafts Collection” and a new line of “Contemporary Kilims”.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

And if you are an online customers, we will be adding ALL of our new rugs to our online store within the days to come.

Thanks, Chris

Congratulations!

Once again this year we have donated an item to Apartment Therapy for their Holiday Giveaway. This year the item was listed here on their Re-Nest site (Abundant design for green homes).

This year the winner was awarded this beautiful Turkish Patchwork Kilim.

These great kilims are assembled from fragments on old and antique Anatolian kilims that are put back together in a patchwork of color and texture.

Happy Holidays to all! Chris

Greetings

I just arrived back from several weeks in Pakistan on a very memorable trip. I was able to source some new rugs and get caught up with the weavers and the rug producers.

I expect my first shipment or rugs to arrive in two weeks with more to follow latter.

If you are interested, take a look at my photo album here on my Facebook page or here on my Flickr page.

Thanks for looking!

And thank you to all my friends and colleagues in Pakistan for your kind hospitality!

Chris