Douglas Stock on ‘Fear of Color’

DECORATING PARADIGMS, FEAR OF COLOR AND THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES by Douglas B. Stock, Antique Persian Carpets douglas@dbstock.com www.dbstock.com

I recently traveled to New York to serve on the vetting committee for The Winter Antiques Show. I had received a “good deal” on a four star, tower style hotel in mid-town and was given

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Tell That To Rolex

This is the second in our exclusive series, “Ask The Rug Guys”.

Last week The Rug Guys “hit the road” figuratively speaking, to ask the question,

“What can we as an industry do to make Oriental Rugs special?”

In the not so distant past, to buy and own a quality Oriental Rug was a

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Ask “The Rug Guys”©

From ORIA President, Jeff DeSantis

Welcome to our first edition of Ask the “The Rug Guys” ©

ORIA strongly believes that by all of us – retailers, importers, and design professionals – working together and sharing our successes, we will get stronger. So, we have invited Sy Mahfuz and Steve Boodakian, familiar

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Grab A Partner by Steve Boodakian and Sy Mahfuz of The Mera Group

Let’s face it, professional designers drive the bus when it comes to many of the wealthy buyers out there with which we want to do business. As traditional Rug and Carpet retailers we all face the challenge of competing with Designer showrooms to capture and grow business with professional designers.

This article is for

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