Oriental Carpet Manufacturers OCM Kerman Rug in Los Angeles

Some of the rugs we receive for servicing are ordinary rugs and some of them are absolutely gorgeous and outstanding with histories and stories. This rug is one of the good ones from Kerman made in the workshop of Oriental Carpet Manufacturers OCM after they opened up their offices and workshops in Iran in 1911. This hand knotted Persian Kerman rug belongs to a celebrity client of ours and we just washed and restored it. This was a big piece of 12' x 18'. 

There were a group of British entrepreneurs who opened up offices and workshops in Turkey to make and import hand made rugs to reply to the growing demand for Oriental rugs. They then expanded their work and entered the Iranian carpet production.  

Dr. Khosrow Sobhe (Dr. Kay)
Certified Rug Specialist (CRS)
Certified Rug Appraiser (CRA)
www.LosAngelesRugCleaning.com
www.RugIdea.com
15748 Arminta St.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Tel. 310-770-9085

Kerman Rug Kerman Carpet Restoration

We received a huge 12' x 23' hand knotted Persian Kerman carpet for cleaning and restoration. It was dirty, full of dust and also with glue on the back. Probably it was thought that the glue could save the rug and protect it from falling apart. We washed, cleaned and sanitized the rug first and one of our master weavers started the process by making the foundation based on which he could tie the knots. To re-weave the damaged areas we had to use the other healthy corner of the rug as a model and sample to follow the design which was very detailed in this particular Kerman rug.

It took us 45 days to restore the rug and our customer was overwhelmed when he saw the rug in our store. I loved that moment when he was smiling and trying unsuccessfully to identify the restored corner. That is why I love my job. I love to see happy customers who appreciate what we do for them and for their rugs.

Dr. Khosrow Sobhe (Dr. Kay)
Certified Rug Specialist (CRS)
www.LosAngelesRugCleaning.com
www.RugIdea.com
Tel. 310-770-9085

Kerman Carpets Kerman Rugs. Iranian Kerman and California Kerman

Iran has 31 provinces (states) and Kerman in south east is the second largest of them. It is also one of the most ancient regions of the country. The capital of the province is the city of Kerman. This city is more than 1,000 kilometers (ca 675 miles) south east of Tehran. Kerman has more 1000 years of history. The province of Kerman is very famous for its pistachio and carpets.

Here, I am posting a typical and famous Kerman carpet design called Ghaabe Ghorani, which is designed after the Quran book cover. This is an open field design mostly seen in Kerman rugs.

It is very interesting to know that there is also a city called Kerman in California fifteen miles west of Fresno in western Fresno County. It is 225 miles north of Los Angeles and 185 miles south of San Fransisco. This city was founded almost 100 years ago. Unlike the Iranian Kerman, this American Kerman city has no carpets! However it is an agricultural haven with almonds, grape vineyards, tree fruits, pistachios, field crops, cotton, hay and dairy farming.

Dr. Khosrow Sobhe (Dr. Kay)
Certified Rug Specialist (CRS)
www.LosAngelesRugCleaning.com
www.RugIdea.com
Tel. 310-770-9085

Kerman Rug Castelli Brothers in Los Angeles

Few days ago, a customer walked into my rug gallery. We talked about several different rug related topics. I showed him a very old Persian kerman runner made between 1885 to 1890 by the order of Castelli Brothers, two Italian bothers from Venice. This customer said that he has a rug with the same signature. I suspiciously asked him about the rug and how he had acquired that rug. He said that he bought the rug many years ago in Paris. I showed interest to see this rug. We fixed the time and I went to this customer's home last evening. Yes. The rug was there in a perfect condition. It was framed. The size was 200 x 130 cm. He does not want to sell this beautiful masterpiece.


Khosrow Sobhe
www.RugIdea.com
310-770-9085

To Save or Not to Save: Rug Cleaning Rug Repair Los Angeles

We receive many rugs for cleaning and repair which are in bad condition. The owner of the rug could have saved the rug if he/she had cleaned or repaired the rug sooner and before it was too late. Some of the owners want to save a little money buy not cleaning or repairing the rug. This is not saving. It is helping to ruin the rug by not investing (not spending) a small amount of money in saving the rug. When we pick up a rug like this and we ask the owner when the rug was last cleaned or repaired, he/she says "never" or "many years ago" that I cannot remember. I wrote about a Kerman rug we picked up for cleaning in an earlier post:

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On the other hand, when the rug is dirty, not only the food stuff hidden inside the pile provide the ground for the moth to grow, but the dirt acts like sand paper and damages the fiber and the pile. We also swallow and breath the dust and dirt which are floating in the air. This can bring us sickness and allergy.

Regardless of the traffic and dirtiness of the rug, it should be vacuumed regularly probably once a week, and it should be cleaned once in one or two years. This will surely extend the life of the rug.

Khosrow Sobhe
www.RugIdea.com
310-770-9085