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Matt

I was about to purchase an Oushak online from New York or somewhere when I found Catalina’s website and discovered the shop was just a few miles away and very highly reviewed.

1. What inspired you to begin your Persian rug collection?

I have a rug that was handed down to me from my grandmother. I have no idea what the style is but it seems well constructed and it’s still in pretty good shape. I had it cleaned, was using it in my room for a while and started to really enjoy the way it felt and looked.

It’s a bit small so I decided to browse online for a new one that might be more appropriate for my space.

This is also functional art. Walk on it, let it function in one way, if you get tired of walking on it then display it on the wall and it still looks beautiful.

2. How long have you been collecting rugs and how many do you own so far?

Probably collecting for only half a year or so. I own 5 rugs. That number includes my grandmother’s rug. The other four I’ve purchased from Catalina.

3. What particular selection criteria do you have for buying a rug? Please share your tips and tricks with other rug enthusiasts.

Find a style that you like, in a pile that you like!

I learned from watching Shawn’s information videos on Catalina’s website and talking to Rose at the shop. I like the folk style art and geometrical patterns, the natural meeting of those (at least to my eye) is Qashqai.

There are distinctive layouts of sometimes diamonds and triangles but the geometries can be imbedded with tribal or field textures like flowers, plants, animals. Not only style but craftsmanship.

The Qashqai I picked all have pretty high knot-densities, detailed illustrations, are heavy and strongly constructed.

My advice would be to take your time and really look at as many rugs as you can, and especially go to the store and see them in person.

All of the rugs look so much better in person, you can feel the textures and weights, and see the colors in a natural light.

Browse the website, make a list of rugs that appeal to you in sizes that are appropriate for your needs, then go to the store and check them out.

4. Why did you choose Catalina?

I would browse online for rugs that seemed appealing but I was always hesitant to make a purchase on a rug I had not seen in person.

I was about to purchase an Oushak online from New York or somewhere when I found Catalina’s website and discovered the shop was just a few miles away and very highly reviewed.

5. Why Persian rugs?

For a long time I wanted an ornamental wool rug and the styles/names I associated with that were ‘afghan’, ‘tibetan’, ‘persian’.

After watching Shawn’s videos and exploring the different styles, Qashqai was the one that naturally appealed most to me, even more so because these Qashqai are specifically associated with nomadic tribes and I enjoy the idea that I’m supporting or at least in a personal way helping to preserve a traditional craft and celebrating another culture’s folk heritage, albeit from a pretty distant position.

Qashqai 5’7″ x 8′
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