News & Information on Antique Oriental Rugs and Persian Carpets

Nazmiyal Staff among Veranda Magazine team with New Moon personnel: From left to right: John Kurtz - of New Moon, Sara Wells, Lady from Veranda team , Christina Davis, Erika Kurtz, Ned Baker, Sara Moores, Omri Schwartz, Padi Nazmiyal, Jason Nazmiyal, Denise Kuriger, Sasha Lanka, Montana Timchula, Angela from Veranda, Deborah Sanders, Katie Brockman and Veranda team

This past Thursday the Nazmiyal Collection hosted an opening celebration at its Manhattan gallery for a new line of contemporary Tibetan rugs, produced by the renowned carpet firm, New Moon. Made in Nepal and designed by John Kurtz, New Moon has in recent years established a new standard of quality in the production of contemporary Oriental rugs and carpets. Known for their crisp, clean design with roots in traditional patterns as well as cutting-edge modernism, New Moon represents the very best in terms of weaving technique and materials, and unparalleled quality control. The event featured a special presentation by Veranda’s associate editor-at-large, Catherine Davis. Great carpets have always been all about wool and color, and New Moon has broken new ground by managing to uphold this traditional principle, while also asserting an aesthetic of modernist simplicity in which “less is more.” Said gallery founder, Jason Nazmiyal, “We couldn’t be more pleased about working with New Moon. For over twenty years we at Nazmiyal have striven to provide discriminating clients with the very best in antique carpets, and now we will be able to offer them the very best in new carpets as well.”

John Kurtz of New Moon with Catherine Davis (Associate Editor of Veranda Magazine), and Jason Nazmiyal

Omri Schwartz with Coco Arnesen (Coco Arnesen Design), and Barbara Rossi

Veranda Team

Stefanie Bishop and 2 guests

Omri and unknown guest

For much of the twentieth century the interest in Oriental rugs and carpets has come increasingly to focus on the concept of the antique rug as the standard of excellence, and there are certainly good reasons for this. The influence of western dye and machine spinning technologies, along with the enormous new demand for oriental rugs that developed from the late nineteenth century onward, all contributed to a rapid decrease in quality in terms of the materials, the weave, and the designs. By the nineteen thirties it was easy to tell the difference between rugs made up to about World War One, and those made after.   Read the full article, About New Oriental Rugs & Carpets. 

Written by David Castriota
Wednesday, 03 January 2007

Rugs meant for a business environment will meet different requirements than those for use at home. A rug in a business setting is to some extent an expression of the image that the business seeks to project, so it may require something formal, reserved, or bold and playful; it all depends. But a rug for a place of business will need to stand up to considerable traffic,so it must above all be durable.

Such commercial needs will generally be met by new rugs, but certain types of business, those that seek to project tradition and refinement may require an antique Oriental carpet. Rugs for use at home must reflect the taste of the owner, and in a very profound and personal way, since they provide a constant feature or part of one’s private environment.

But here too, there are practical considerations.I the rug is needed for insulation or to absorb sound, a thicker, perhaps more coarsely woven rug may be required. If it is primarily intended as a home furnishing, a new rug may be the right way to go. If one is a rug enthusiast, it may may be worth the added expense to look for an antique.