Vintage Lori Borujerd Persian Rug
ABOUT THIS PIECE
Handwoven by Lori nomads around the city of Borujerd in the 1970’s, this Carpet uses the finest locally sourced sheep’s wool and still maintains its thick, soft and lustrous pile. It uses a mixture of wool and goat’s hair for its Structure. The Goat’s Hair used helps make the structure more durable and also helps in keeping the snakes away according to local beliefs.
SPECIFICATIONS
How it sits in your room.
200 × 170 CM (6'7" × 5'7"), DRAWN TO SCALE WITH TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN FURNITURE SIZES.
About the length of a 3-seater sofa, so it sits just in front of it with the coffee table on it. Floated like this it reads as a deliberate island rather than a rug that came up short.
The chairs sit on the rug at the table, but with 40 cm of rug beyond the table their back legs catch the edge when pulled out. 60 cm is the comfortable margin.
Only 24 cm of rug would show either side of a queen bed. It works, but 45 cm or more looks settled. At the foot of the bed it suits well.
Measure the room, or just the area the rug should cover, and we will draw this rug in it to scale.
