Couristan - Kashimar Afghan/Nomad Red Runner

For over four decades, the Kashimar collection has offered the largest selection of power-loomed Oriental and Persian designs in the industry. The combination of time-honored patterns with a full range of sizes and shapes makes Kashimar the natural choice for every room in the home. Kashimar's designs pay homage to the ancient art of rug-making. While each pattern is painstakingly crafted to emulate the classic design traits of long ago, the colors of Kashimar reflect the most popular looks of today. This marriage of past and present is the key to Kashimar's success. The full range of sizes makes decorating a breeze. Create a subtle accent with a 2' 2" x 4' 9" size, or go for the grandeur with an 11' 7" x 17' 9" room-sized rug. Kashimar's interesting array of shapes - octagons, ovals, rounds and squares - creates endless decorating possibilities. With features like 100% New Zealand semi-worsted wool, Couristan's exclusive locked-in-weave, crystal-point finish and hand-knotted fringes, Kashimar's quality is unsurpassed!

Note: Additional shapes in this design may be available on a different SKU. Please search by part number to locate these shapes.

Features:

• Power-loomed in Belgium with 100% New Zealand semi-worsted wool pile
• Couristan's exclusive locked-in-weave and crystal-point finish
• Combination of time-honored, classic patterns with a full range of sizes and shapes
• Primarily nomad red featuring beige, midnight blue and sea kale accents
• Available in the following sizes: Runner 2'2" x 9'3"

Category/Decorating Tip:

Vintage - This collection consists of designs inspired by Oriental and Persian motifs. When choosing rugs in this collection your decorating choices are both wide and varied. In a more classic setting you could add many periods of furniture with lush fabrics of velvet, brocades, silks, sateen's, tapestries and damask. It is always important to work from the floor up. Let the palette of the rug be central in your choice of fabric colors. In a more contemporary setting try textured woven solids or jacquards. Leathers and suede's would also be good choices.

Note: Please be aware that actual colors may vary from those shown on your screen. Accent rugs may also not show the entire pattern that the corresponding area rugs have. Additionally, rugs 8' x 10' and larger may ship Truck Freight.

About Couristan

For over 75 years Couristan, Inc. has been a powerful name in the area rug and broadloom industry. Owned by the Couri family for two generations and operated today by brothers George G. Couri, Chairman and Ron J. Couri, CEO and President, the company prides itself on having the most exquisite handmade and power-loomed floor coverings available from anywhere around the world.

Founded in 1926 by brothers Basil J. Couri and George J. Couri, and appropriately named "Couri Brothers," the company began its humble beginnings by importing fine handmade area rugs from Persia. According to Ron Couri, Couristan's CEO and President, importing area rugs from Persia was a difficult task. "I remember listening to my father and uncle's travel stories. First they took a ship to England, then another to the continent. Once in Europe they took the Orient Express and then drove through the desert to Persia. They finally arrived 32 days later. It was quite an adventure."

The first area rugs imported by the company were a few shipments of Sparta Rugs from Smyrna. At the time, the company began affixing "Couristan" trademark labels to the back of each and every rug it imported. This mark was composed from the family's surname "Couri" and the frequently used suffix "stan", referring to the region of small weaving villages in which the company imported its rugs from. The company would quickly begin to broaden its horizons, as well as its area rug offerings by importing rugs from India in 1927.

In the 1930's, Couristan began importing handmade hooked rugs from China and braided rugs from Japan. At the time nearly 99 percent of the total production of Japan's floor coverings were being exported to the United States. According to Ron Couri, Couristan was regarded as one of the country's largest importers of Japanese braided rugs from the 1930's to the 1960's. During that time there wasn't much of a market for Oriental-design products in the United States, but through Couristan's ingenuity and extensive design development, the company was able to create a substantial marketplace for handmade Oriental area rugs.