‘Exhibitions’ Archives
“Tribal expressions” 28 November in Singapore
An exhibition 'Tribal expressions' of photographs by Jaina Mishra will take place 28 November - 1 December 2012 in The Arts House in Singapore. This exhibition will also present antique tribal textiles and pieces of antique jewelry, each of which is a signature expression of tribal identity. The exhibition will be repeated in Montreal in January 2013. "Tribes express their identity through [...]
Dedicated to research on Anatolian rugs
Sonny Berntsson, a prominent member of Gothenburgs Oriental Rug Society (AKREP),  has dedicated much of his time to research on Anatolian rugs and kilims and has become an expert in idenfication of Anatolian rugs. Sonny started collecting rugs in 1975 and a couple of years later he decided to specialize in Anatolian rugs. "Especially the excellent colors in old Anatolian rugs  fascinated me [...]
Excellent Turkmen engsi exhibition
The 33th meeting of The Friends Of Turkmen Rugs took place at Hotel Baseler Hof 2-4 November 2012 in Hamburg. Concurrent with this event Mohammad and Sabine Tehrani held their annual Turkmen exhibition "Engsi Rugs" at their gallery in Neue Gröningerstrasse, Hamburg. "For this year’s 33rd Hamburg meeting of Turkmen collectors, Mohammed and Sabine Tehrani put on yet another magnificent [...]
Polonaise carpet exhibition at Iran Carpet Museum
by Hesam Keshavarz A special exhibition of seven Polonaise carpets  at The Carpet Museum of Iran in Tehran opened 21 September 2012 and will run through 21 October 2012. Despite the name it is now concluded that the Polonaise carpets, also called Polish carpets, were made in Isfahan in the late 16th and 17th centuries. Some of these carpets have the coat of arms of Polish aristocratic [...]
Baluch exhibition by Thomas Cole
Like recent years Thomas Cole will run a special antique rug and textile exhibition to coinside with ARTS San Francisco. This years exhibition is entitled "Baluch Rugs, Weavings & Textile Art" and is hosted at his gallery in Marin County in the North San Francisco Bay Area. The exhibition will include rugs, flat weaves, bags and bag faces in addition to silk textiles attributable to the [...]
