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About Oriental Weavers

Who is Sphinx? Easily described as a landmark year in world events, 1991 saw the end of the Soviet Union, the first free elections in history for Taiwan, and the launch of the Hubble space telescope. Terminator 2 was tops at the box office and America witnessed one of the most riveting Super Bowls of all time. The year 1991 was also a landmark occasion for Oriental Weavers. With the introduction of the Sphinx Division, Oriental Weavers opened up a whole new category in the American rug market bringing decorative rugs to the United States. But who is Sphinx? Quite simply, Sphinx is the area rug market's leader in color, style, and quality. Designed around today's lifestyle, Sphinx area rugs set trends. Offering only the finest materials combined with the highest construction standards in the industry, the name Sphinx has come to be synonymous with quality and value. Sphinx rugs can be kept and enjoyed for years, but are affordable enough to change as often as consumers redecorate. The Orientals Group, the parent organization of Sphinx, is a multinational organization based in Cairo, Egypt and incorporates several companies dedicated to the production of woven rugs and carpeting. Oriental Weavers, the flagship of the Orientals Group, is one of the biggest names in rugs today, and now, for over a decade, the Sphinx Division of Oriental Weavers brings the advantages of this vertically integrated corporation to the American consumer. DESIGN & VALUE With such high fashion in an affordable rug, Sphinx has truly created a new category of rugs to be used as accessories or "Decorative Rugs". Sphinx Rugs are designed for the consumer with discriminating taste. Sphinx styling ranges from Traditional to Transitional from Contemporary to Tribal . Sphinx utilizes a special proprietary technology, which allows them to utilize up to 92 color combinations in any given rug collection. Our color palettes are constantly updated in matching the trends in design and fashion for the home. There has been no other company that has been able to match the uses of color and design in the affordable machine-made rug category. With the advances in technology, Sphinx continues to push the boundaries of color and design. AWARDS Sphinx and Oriental Weavers have received worldwide recognition. For the past four years, Sphinx has consistently been chosen by the independent retailers as # 1 in style and color. In the past three years, they have also been chosen as # 1 in quality and service. The company has won numerous awards including America's Magnificent Rug Award for design, Most Innovative Rug Design and Oriental Weavers was even presented with the United Nations' Industrial Development Award for Excellence.