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REZAS AFGHAN RUGS
Ziegler Fine and
Ziegler Ariana Style
Ziegler is the name of a company from Manchester, England that established its
own rug production in Arak, Persia in the 1870s. The company built its own factory
to create rugs to meet the growing market for patterns, colours and sizes tailored
to western tastes. Due to the high demand, further locations were soon opened in
Rascht and Tabriz. The original Ziegler rugs were produced until the First World War
and were densely knotted rugs with delicate, pastel-like colours.
The Ziegler patterns inspired Turkmen nomad families and now the rugs are produced in Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. The rugs, with their charming designs with
flower and leaf patterns, are all unique variations of a harmoniously balanced range
of earth tones, consisting of nuances such as madder lake, burnt sienna, burnt umber, ochre, wine-leaf yellow, indigo blue, and henna o
range. The rugs are exposed
to a particularly intense washing, followed by sun drying to create the graceful and
very sought-after patina.
Ziegler Ariana and Ziegler Fine have knot densities between 150,000 and 250,000
knots per sqm.
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