New York Magazine

Carpets

Carini Lang

335 Greenwich St., at Jay St.; 646-613-0497; carinilang.com

Carpet designs run the gamut from muted and simple, such as a beige camellia-flower motif, to bold and edgy, for a glowing green-and-orange-silk fish-scale pattern. Custom orders are welcome but take three to nine months thanks to the intricate handiwork. $$$

Carpet Culture

95 Crosby St., nr. Prince St.; 212-219-2315; carpet-culture.com

As the name implies, this store is stocked floor to ceiling with rugs from all manner of time periods and cultures. Skilled restorers will help you save your own treasured pieces, too. $$$

Chaman Rug Gallery

36 E. 31st St., nr. Madison Ave.; 212-481-8191; chamanrugs.com

Chaman deals in antique rugs, particularly Oushak carpets from Turkey made in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The company also has a full restoration team on premises and offers simple cleaning services as well.$$$

Dolma

417 Lafayette St., nr. 4th St., second fl.; 212-460-5525; dolmarugs.com

Designs include contemporary carpets and centuries-old traditionals, such as the floral Kasho Pesa. All are made in Nepal; Richard Gere is a fan. $$$

Doris Leslie Blau

306 E. 61st St., nr. Second Ave., seventh fl.; 212-586-5511; dporthault.com

Blau’s rule of thumb: The more unusual, the better. In her collection of antique carpets from far-flung places including Turkey, Russia, and Central Asia, there isn’t a single ordinary (or inexpensive) piece. Prices range from $5,000 to $300,000. Each carpet comes with a history and an explanation. $$$$

Elizabeth Eakins

654 Madison Ave., nr. 60th St., fourteenth fl.; 212-628-1950; elizabetheakins.com

Society ladies come here for custom-designed traditional, contemporary, wool, linen, woven, hooked, and tufted rugs, as well as simpler cotton rugs. Appointments are recommended. $$$-$$$$ (ecofriendly)

Flor

142 Wooster St., nr. Houston St.; 212-253-2164; flor.com

This innovative company makes rugs in small modular squares, the better to service every room’s size and customer’s taste. Choose one pattern or several to create a traditional carpet or a lively patchwork. The company’s trademark FLORdots (nontoxic adhesives on all four corners of every carpet square) hold it all together—no glue or tacks required. $$$ (consulting services)

Fort Street Studio

578 Broadway, nr. Prince St., fifth fl.; 212-925-5383; fortstreetstudio.com

The gorgeous wild-silk rugs in this gallery are based on contemporary and abstract watercolor designs by Brad Davis and Janis Provisor, the husband-and-wife team that owns the shop. $$$ (by appointment only)

Fred Moheban Gallery

315 E. 62nd St., nr. Second Ave., Ste. 300; 212-397-9060; fredmoheban.com

This gallery spans the rug-making traditions of both Europe and the Middle East, with fine examples of sixteenth- through twentieth-century carpets from Iran, Turkey, and France, among others. Also offers cleaning and restoration services. $$$$

Inigo Elizalde

551 W. 21 St., nr. Eleventh Ave., Ste. 310; 917-216-7855; inigoelizalderugs.com

This store specializes in hand-knotted Nepalese rugs, as well as flat-weaves and Indian dhurries in bright colors and energetic patterns, and will also create custom patterns and weaves based on clients’ ideas. Certain styles are to the trade only. $$$ (by appointment only) (consulting services)

Kea Carpets and Kilims

477 Atlantic Ave., nr. Nevins St., Boerum Hill; 718-222-8087; keacarpetsandkilims.com

An enormous rug gallery with handwoven rugs from Central Asia, Morocco, and Turkey, Kea also carries a line of luxurious rugs designed and customized in-house; the Alternative runner and the Rhythm area rug are particularly beautiful. $$$

Liora Manné

210 Eleventh Ave., nr. 24th St., seventh fl.; 212-989-2732; lioramanne.com

Piles of rugs come in two-by-three feet to nine-by-twelve feet, and there are also throw pillows for the floor or sofa. It’s all about pattern and color here—circles, stripes, swirls—and the prices are reasonable considering the level of work involved. $$-$$$

Mark Shilen Gallery

626 W. 28th St., nr. Eleventh Ave.; 212-925-3394;

Simple, stylish kilims, tribals, dhurries, and Oriental rugs from all parts of the world are the stock-in-trade here, but there are antique and new rugs from Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Tibet, too. $$$

Michaelian & Kohlberg

225 E. 59th St., nr. Third Ave.; 212-431-9009; michaelian.com

Thic iconic purveyor has sold handwoven carpets from India, Nepal, and China since 1921. You’ll find more than 1,000 designs here, from traditional hand-knotted rugs to more contemporary ones, in a variety of sizes and colors. $$$$

Rug Art

979 Third Ave., nr. 59th St., Ste. 1518; 212-207-8211; rug-art.net

Promising “a clean, contemporary approach” to styling spaces of all sizes, Rug Art offers custom-made rugs and pillows in natural hides and skins, plus made-to-order weaves (wool, pashmina, silk) in a sumptuous variety of lines ranging from botanics to moody abstracts. $$-$$$$

The Rug Company

88 Wooster St., at Spring St.; 212-274-0444; therugcompany.info

The showroom displays the company’s four collections, which make use of high-quality Tibetan wool as well as calfskin and goatskin leathers from Turkey; frequent designer collaborations are also on display. $$$ (consulting services)