Magic carpet ride

Updated October 19 2012 - 5:18pm, first published July 21 2012 - 3:00am
Dream weaver … collector Gail Broadbent with her first carpet purchase, a Tekke Turkoman rug dating to the 1880s.
Dream weaver … collector Gail Broadbent with her first carpet purchase, a Tekke Turkoman rug dating to the 1880s.

Ahmet Solak's workshop is full of the follies of rug connoisseurs. His stories run through tales spun by wily dealers, corners cut in factories and the artfulness of interior designers.

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