| Rugstore is owned and run by Kazim Yildiz, who has been in the
Oriental Rugs and Carpet trade for over 20 years. Kazim’s
involvement in the carpet trade started in his early
teens when he was living in Istanbul. His elder brother
was already firmly established in the carpet trade and
so he arranged an apprenticeship for his younger brother
Kazim to begin work as a carpet restorer. Kazim spent
many years of his practical apprenticeship under the
guidance of some of the finest restorers in Istanbul. |
| After completing his training and working as a professional
restorer for a number of years, along with trading privately
with antique pieces, Kazim decided to come to England
and settle his profession here in London. |
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shop in is aimed
at providing a specialist service with a vast stock
in old and antique Turkish Kilims, the shop has been
going from strength to strength ever since. Kazim’s
also has great storage facilities,
which brought about the opportunity to also offer to
his clients a wonderful array of large room size decorative
carpets for main living and dining room areas. |
| Kazim’s determination to source the many beautiful
carpets and textiles available, frequently entails him
in travel throughout England, Europe and of course to
Istanbul in Turkey, ‘the heart of the rug world’,
where he acquires many of his exquisite antique rugs,
decorative Carpets, and tribal pieces. |
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| Kazim
is supported by close and dedicated staff. His
senior managers are generally based at Richmond, who
have worked in the oriental Carpet trade for a number
of years, in which they have acquired a valuable and
noted expertise in the business. |
| The
senior managers academic backgrounds are one of ‘Fine
Art Photography’ and ‘Graphic Design’
leading them to have a great appreciation and enthusiasm
to the varied array of colours and design seen in so
many of the weaving's. |
| Rugstore prides itself in being a reputable and well-established
retailer with superb customer service. Whether you
are a private buyer, collector, interior designer
or trade customer, you will find our staff only too
pleased to show you around and discuss your needs,
answering any queries you may have. |
| Kazim's
appreciation and understanding of Carpets and Kilim’s
as works of art has quickly driven Rugstore into a prominent position. His commitment and vision
to providing ‘excellent service’ to his
clients is commendable and so ensures Rugstore’s continued premier position within the marketplace
of Carpets and textiles. |
| Kazim brings to Rugstore a truly personalised
service built on the basis of trust, solid guarantees,
customer care and sound value all of which are appreciated
by customers and trade colleagues alike. |
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| The
web site presents a very diverse and comprehensive
selection of weaving's from various countries; however
we do focus on Old Turkish Kilims along with a large
selection of Old Turkish Carpets from various different
villages. |
| You will find the majority of our Antique Carpet stock
illustrated. These pieces are mainly of Caucasian,
Anatolian and Turkoman origins and fall with in sizes
of approximately 4ft x 6ft to 5ft x 8ft. |
| If you are looking for anything in particularly then
please do and
we will do all we can to meet your needs. |
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