Famous Oriental Rug Lovers
If you're a lover of oriental rugs, you are in the same company as these famous rug lovers or Rug Collectors!
Here are some well-known icons who collect Persian & Oriental Rugs | Rug Collectors:
- Christopher Meloni, who plays a tough detective on NYPD's Special Victims Unit on NBC's law and order. He first
started collecting rugs in 1995 on an inspiring trip to Turkey.
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Howard Hessman. best known for his portrayal of DJ Dr. Johnny Fever from WKRP in Cincinnati. He refers to himself as a "thread head" who collects a wide range of textiles including oriental rug collection. Apparently, he owns quite an extensive collection. A Famous Rug Lover.
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- Ursula Andress, the original Bond girl, her role as Honey Ryder was played opposite of Sean Connery. In 2003, Andres spoke with the Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting magazine. She spoke of her passion and love for antique rugs.
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Johnny Depp and his new wife have an extremely large Persian rug in their master bedroom. He is a long time collector and lover of oriental rugs.
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Ellen Degeneres is very knowledgeable and quite a collector of large oriental rugs. She has a supersize rug in her dining room.
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Adam Levine loves interior design, which introduced him to oriental rugs. In his living room, a purple velvet sofa sits on a large oriental rug.
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have an antique Persian rug in their Savannah home and are Famous Rug Lovers!
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Henry Kissinger, a former secretary of state and Nobel prize winner, talks about his adoration of oriental rugs in his 2005 biography.
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Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, was an avid collector and a Famous Rug Lover. He owned one of the finest collections in all of Europe. Sigmund Freud did not hide his passion for oriental rugs, he put them on display in his study and library, also covered his couch that his patients revealed their secrets on with a Qashqai rug. Many of Freud's rugs are on display in London England. If those rugs could talk!
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- Tanya Shea