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Today luxury and affluence is plastered on the walls in the form of art work; exquisite, and often rare, paintings and tapestries are the focus of interior decoration. Finer carpets can be trimmed to make them even thinner but according to the latest trends in the inside decoration department, shaggy carpets are in fashion these days. "ABC Carpet have gone from heavily embellished to overly minimalistic and that is the reason why vibrant carpets are now in demand. Carpets are now considered to be fashion accessories and local markets are trying hard to keep up with the international trends. "Weaving is a very tedious and skillful craft and requires patience and diligence. Perpetual slump Despite the exclusivity and beauty of hand-knotted carpets, they are still an under appreciated commodity. "Even though people associate high value to hand-knotted carpets in Pakistan and India, there is still no future for this industry in the subcontinent," claims Abbas. |
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Carpets: Get on the floor
