Rare Looms    11/12/2009 by Suzanne Koudsi, As seen in Hamptons County “Everybody is gifted at something,” says Turkish-born Hayko Oltaci, encircled by multicolored rugs and tapestries. His gift just happens to be more valuable than others. When Oltaci was 16, his grandfather gave him an old Turkish rug that needed some repair work. He […]

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When Carpet Repair Makes Sense    11/12/2009 by Regine Cole, as seen in Old House Interiors An editor’s visit to the Lexington Avenue workroom of Hayko Oltaci reveals why good (that is, invisible) carpet repair is expensive. It requires design and color sense and practical skill. What do you do when the puppy chews the […]

Trade Talk     11/12/2009 by Andrew Pageby, as seen in Avenue After buying an ornate but well-worn seventeenth-century Ouchak carpet for close to $100,000, a Christie’s customer asked Elisabeth Poole, head of the auction house’s carpet department, to recommend someone who might be able to restore the antique Turkish rug. Poole suggested transporting it […]

Material Goods     11/12/2009 by Ondine Cohane, as seen in New York Magazine You have two choices when you go to Hayko’s: You can either lug your beloved but tattered antique rug or kilim there and have it attentively restored, or you can buy a new one from the large collection. Sale items (accumulated […]

Hayk “Hayko” Oltaci remembers the day he realized he had a passion for rugs    02/06/2010 by Silva Harapetian Armenian Reporter Crazy about carpets by Silva Harapetian Published: Saturday December 06, 2008 Hayko Oltaci helps a student learn to weave a small rug. Photo Credit Silva Sergenian Hayko Fine Rugs and Tapestries View Gallery New […]

Ritz-Carlton magazine: editor’s  letter: devoted to the arts    07/01/2008 Jamie M. Hoffman Ritz-Carlton magazine Jamie M. Hoffman devoted to the arts The Ritz-Carlton hotels around the world celebrate and sup- port the arts in so many unique ways, we felt it was important now to present some of these experiences in our magazine. Considering […]

Ritz-Carlton magazine: 4 in Studio     07/01/2008 by Karlin McCarthy Ritz-Carlton magazine PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVEN VOTE  4in Studio They are world-class entrepreneurs, but artists at heart. They find inspiration in a piece of fabric, a rooftop or an empty stage — wherever a blank canvas exists upon which innovation takes flight. Indeed, when it […]