RUSTIGIAN RUGS

Rustigian Rugs was established by V. George Rustigian in 1930 in the midst of the Great Depression. "Rusty" graduated from Brown University in 1928 and continued on to Harvard Law School. The fall of the stock market compelled him to find a way to support himself and his mother. Prior experience in the oriental rug business in New York and New Orleans prepared him to take advantage of the familial contacts his mother had in the industry. The rugs he bought and borrowed from his benefactor, the Michaelian family in New York, formed the core of the Rustigian Rug shop which began in the family home on Benefit Street in Providence... The store has a full staff of employees (representing about 110 years of experience at Rustigian's) with at least two teams of expert installers working out of the two locations at any given time. At Rustigian's, local and global responsibility is emphasized, and the staff is encouraged to participate in local government and local charities. Rustigian Rugs..

Primary location: Providence United States