Oriental rug news
The Avenir Institute of Textile Arts and Fashion’s at Denver Art Museum has arranged a symposium ‘From Workshop to Nomad: New Thinking about Rug Weaving Categories and Design Influences’ 25 March 2023 between 9 am – 4 pm. This symposion will explore rugs and the various weaving cultures of West … read more
The 5th ‘Rug Collectors’ Weekend’ is back in 2023, but with a new name ‘Carpet & Textile Forum’. The event will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 2-4 May 2023 at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott in Buellton, California… read more
Auktionshaus Oberursel by Hans Homm will hold the auction ‘Teppiche, Kunst und Antiquitäten’ 28 January at 3 pm in Oberursel, Germany. This auction includes 108 carpet and textile lots and among them Persian, Caucasian, Anatolian, Chinese and Turkmen rugs. The preview exhibition is open for the public 25-27 January, all … read more
New England Rug Society (NERS) arranges an interesting series of virtual lectures by renowned speakers. On 18 March 2023 longtime NERS member Gerard Paquin will hold a virtual lecture ‘Silk and Wool: Crosscurrent Influences in Turkish Rugs and Textiles’… read more
