Report from the ongoing Sartirana Textile Show 2013

The 9th edition of Sartirana Textile Show, in Sartirana Lomellina near Milan, opened it’s doors Thursday 19 September at 18.00 and will run through Sunday 22 September. Opening hours the following days are Friday 10.00 – 20.00, Saturday 10.00 – 22.00 and Sunday 22 September 10.00 – 20.00. As usual for Sartirana Textile Show the quality of the exhibited rugs and textiles were high and the show was well visited at the opening evening Thursday.

DSCF4440 — Serkan Sari was quite busy during the opening evening

DSCF4423 — Edoardo Marino (left) in his stand

DSCF4426 — The stand of Lombardo & Partners

DSCF4427 — Igor Honkanen in his stand. In the background a *Mongolian* Tiger Rug circa 1920.

DSCF4430 — Alberto Boralevi, the organizer of Sartirana Textile Show the last 9 years, in his own stand.

DSCF4435 — The stand of Calpesta la Guerra by CooperAction Onlus

DSCF4441 — The stand of Mohammad Tehrani

DSCF4442 — The stand of Herbert Bieler, Vienna

DSCF4447 — Elmira Gyul, lecturer at the Tea Time Talks Friday at 17.00 and Alberto Boralevi, organizer of the Show.

DSCF4448 — Mirco Cattai (left) in his stand

konya_prayer rug_mirco_cattai — *Konya prayer rug*. Exhibitor Mirco Cattai

DSCF4472 — 19th century *Bergama* rug. Exhibitor Mohammad Tehrani

DSCF4473 — The stand of Mollaian by Farzin Mollaian

DSCF4476 — Classical *Caucasian* *Chelaberd*. Exhibitor Il Nodo Antico by Robin Parvizyar

DSCF4481 — Saeed Shalgouni, Kamoo Gallery, Tehran, pointing out details in a very special *Balouch* prayer rug.

DSCF4468 — Kilim theme in the stand of David Sorgato

Sartirana Textile Show 2013 includes two interesting side exhibitions, one devoted to tribal bags and one which consists of tribal rugs interpreted in miniature mosaics – and we will tell more about these exhibitions in later articles.

mosaics — From Suzanne Spahi’s exhibition of tribal ‘mosaic’ rugs

Sartirana Textile Show is organized by Alberto Boralevi and La Pila Events Exhibit and Party.

Location and more information: Sartirana Textile Show 2013, Sartirana Lomellina, Italy