Featured in Modern Luxury Fall 2019

Congratulations to interior designer Tom Stringer on the lovely feature in the latest edition of Modern Luxury Interiors. The article “Home Coming” showcases Stringer and his husband’s newly renovated home. After suffering a fire, he and his husband took the opportunity to remodel their Chicago graystone. Having completely renovated just years Read More

2021-10-04T21:20:36-06:00October 25, 2019|

India Carpet Expo 2019

An Oscar Isberian Blog by Sarkis Tatosian   Each time I visit The India Carpet Expo in Varanasi, India, I find something to bring home to Oscar Isberian customers. This fall is no exception. The bi-annual trade fair, which took place October 11-14, 2019, is organized by the CEPC Read More

2022-05-27T17:07:05-06:00October 17, 2019|

Tamarian Carpets Takes Chicago Designers Deep into the World of Rug Making

An Oscar Isberian Blog by Diane Cotton Caplan   Did you know that an 8x10 hand-knotted carpet actually takes a village to create? From the sheep farmers, shearing experts, wool spinners and small-batch dyers to the pattern designers, master weavers, washers, rug finishers, import specialists and customs officers, upwards Read More

2022-05-27T17:12:29-06:00September 24, 2019|

India 2019

By Sarkis Tatosian   My early spring trip to India has become a yearly excursion that always brings inspiration. This March visit included stops in Varanasi, Jaipur and Sitapur. Varanasi, located in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is regarded as spiritual capital of India and dates to Read More

2022-08-24T16:06:28-06:00March 18, 2019|

Feature: What Makes Evanston a Destination for Rug Stores

Oscar Isberian Rugs is one of six rug stores located on a busy downtown Evanston street. Recently, we were featured because of  this "clustering" phenomenon in an article from WBEZ 91.5 Chicago by Bashirah Mack which discusses how clustering is in fact great for business. "Entrepreneurs like Oscar Isberian, an Read More

2022-06-08T22:07:06-06:00August 1, 2018|