Posted by 3dcartadmin on 5/17/2013
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In the autumn of 1922 Frank Michaelian arrived on the overnight
steamer ship from Shanghai and entered the port of Chefoo on the
northeast coast of mainland China. In the previous year, the twenty five
year old Michaelian had established the woven rugs carpet manufacturing
and importing company Michaelian and Kohlberg. Michaelian was to later
become one of the first Americans to establish carpet exporting offices
in the Middle East and India, but early on one of his ambitions was to
introduce and train needlepoint carpet weaving skills to artisans in
mainland China. Michaelian set up a weaving center in China and between
the years of 1924 and 1937, he produced some of the finest examples of
needlepoint carpets ever made.
In 1937, with the Japanese invasion of the Chinese coast and the
hostilities taking place between Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Tse-tung,
Michaelian was forced to leave China. History though does have a habit
of repeating itself, and with the opening of China in the early 1980's,
he started to import many of the same products. And now, steeped in the
tradition and heritage of this industry legend, Frank Michaelian's
renowned artistry and unparalleled quality continue to be the hallmarks
of Michaelian Home. Jason Sumner, the grandson of Frank Michaelian and
the owner of Michaelian Home, has been involved in the home furnishings
business since 1981, just three years after Frank Michaelian passed
away. And so the legacy continues. Michaelian Home is a company with
many accomplishments and it uses all of its prowess to produce designs
that are unique to its brand. For instance, the clever decisions on
colours and shapes are taken with savvy understanding of what works and
what doesn¹t work, what is beautiful and breath taking, and what is
familiar and inviting.