Oriental Rugs - Its Origin and Some Facts

The term "oriental" is usually accompanied to eastern countries. Whenever I heard about this I usually think of anything about China or anything about Asian countries in the far east. However, the oriental rugs term refer to a handmade carpet that is either knotted with pile or woven without pile. When we hear the word rug we usually think that it is just a floor covering that is lying in the floor.

This is not entirely true as a lot of interior designers and home owners today from east to west countries in different continents uses oriental rugs to cover the floor, the divans, save for small inlaid octagonal tables, make as decor on ceiling and serves as part of the wall paper and sometimes being part of a highly regards artistic display in every corners of the room of offices and houses around the world.

One popular carpets for the mentioned purpose and artistic value are the persian rugs. As he name of the carpet indicates, its the manifestation of the ancient arts and culture of the ancient and current Persia.

It was believe that this kind of rug are normally came from from China, Vietnam,Turkey, Egypt, Maghreb, Cyprus, Iran, Caucasus and India. People from these countries with different cultures, racial groups and religious faiths are involved in this production of what we know now as "oriental rugs."