If you are looking for the number one expert in Prague on Oriental or Persian carpets, seek out carpet expert Michal Štěrba at his downtown Prague carpet store, Yurt.
With an eye-popping array of delectable carpets, ranging from the more economical cottage-industry or tribal styles up to signed masterpieces fit for a museum or the walls and floors of a palace, Yurt's incredible selection of any and every type of carpet will truly capture your heart and your imagination. Do you have a hard-to-decorate room in your home? Michal can provide the perfect solution. With carpets and other textiles from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and many other exotic lands, there are a range of styles, colors, patterns, textures, and sizes in Yurt that you just don't find in other Prague carpet stores. Michal Štěrba's years of experience and broad knowledge base will add new dimensions to your carpet buying experience as he regales you with the name, style, history, and origin of each carpet, just like they were old friends. Which they are. If you have carpets at home that you would like to know more about, bring them to centrally-located Yurt just off of Wenceslas Square, where Michal and his team of experts will be able to examine your carpet to tell you more about the material used, its density, and probable origin of your carpet and the materials used to make it, as well as the symbolism or history behind the design. You can also bring your carpets to Yurt for expert carpet cleaning. And Yurt does not limit itself to carpets! At Yurt, feast your eyes on both antique and new exotic furniture from Indonesia or unique handmade products such as saddle bags made for camels which can cleverly double as perfect home-decor items. In summertime, be sure to check out the women's clothing in Yurt's own line of handmade originals, BOBBatik.