Scott Gregorian on Oriental Rugs, November 5, 2006
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Oriental RugsAn Interactive Presentation with Scott Gregorian
Sunday, November 5, 2006, 2:00 p.m., Community Room
Needham Free Public Library, 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA
Free and open to the public
Refreshments
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Scott Gregorian will talk about oriental rug art, culture, and history. In addition, he will discuss tips for maintenance, restoration, and repair. Participants are encouraged to bring their questions to the presentation.
Bidjan, Baktiari, Keshan, Kerman, Gaba, Heriz, Tabriz are the names of classic Persian carpets. They bring to mind luscious colors and designs, woven with consummate craft. Scott will discuss these and other varieties of carpets from former USSR republics, Afghanistan, Turkey, India and Pakistan and various other countries around the world. Learn about the use of natural dyes and hand spun wools. Find out why this is the “golden age of Oriental rugs.”
Scott Gregorian began to learn the oriental rug business at age 10, when he first visited the rug weaving centers of the world with his father and grandfather. He is the third generation to serve in a management capacity with the company his grandfather founded in 1934. Now vice-president of the Arthur T. Gregorian Oriental Rugs Company in Newton Lower Falls, he plays a vital role in finding and buying unique, hand-woven rugs directly from India, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Armenia and the Caucusus. Scott also works with major European rug trading centers in London, Hamburg and Frankfurt.
Scott's informative lectures on oriental rug art, history, and maintenance are delivered to a wide range of audiences throughout New England. In addition, he participates in educational programs in concert with exhibits of Antique Oriental Rugs of the Silk Route from the Gregorian Family Collection, a virtual survey course on the subject.
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