The Oriental Carpet Buyer

My friend Ismael, owner of SoHo’s Beyond the Bosphorus carpet store has finally decided that it is about time to get a web site and can now be found at BeyondtheBosphorus.com . His web site needs a little work still, but I guess it’s a start, right?

We have officially formed a partnership, whereby Carpet on […]

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Sorry I have been away from my computer for so long - it has been over a week now that I have been on the road - but not to worry, I have plenty of stories to share with my readers. Anyway, just to get back into the rhythm, I thought I would share with […]

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This is a great episode of The Chasers War on Everything (an Australian show) where they go to visit Oriental carpet dealers who ARE NOT having clearance sales and ask them to put signs up saying that they are. The best part is when one of the owners says that he does not wish to […]

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As usual, I was inspired by something my son said the other day to write this. I needed to pick out carpets for a trip to upstate New York and he came along with me to visit some of Manhattan’s whole sellers. We walk into one and as I look around he stops next to […]

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This is a nicely written entry by Emmet Eiland for his Rug Blog:
In 1949 the Chinese invaded Tibet, and inadvertently changed the modern history of Oriental carpets. Before then, Tibetans made rugs for their own uses, which often involved religious ceremonies. There was little, if any, commerce in new Tibetan rugs outside Tibet (though today […]

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This is a video that I just noticed on YouTube. It is by Turkish Airlines, featuring my good friend, Ismael, who owns Beyond the Bosphorus in SoHo. It was done quite a while ago, but was only recently posted. It is a must-see for its comedic value. So funny.
What is interesting to note is Ismael’s […]

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So let’s say Paris Hilton is the nice-looking Oriental rug, and Asena is the authentic one. Judge for yourself which one is more worth it.

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You can now take a look at Tip Top Design’s brand new design, complete with an RSS feed.

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Rugjones gives some personality to the narrator and it seems like a winning formula. I like it.

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I found this on travel writer Dave Fox’s site:
After nearly three months of travel, alone, on a ridiculously tight budget, I was sick of being politically correct. I had been ripped off – twice in two hours. And not knowing what else to do, I blamed the Turks. I blamed the entire country because in […]

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