Sartirana Textile Show

Alberto Boralevi in front of an early triclinium Soumak

Sartirana Textile Show took place Thursday 17 September 2015 through Sunday 20 September where more than 20 International and Italian dealers showed their antique rugs and textiles. The fair was opened by the mayor of Sartirana, Ernesto Prevedoni Gorone. As usual the quality of the exhibited rugs was high and the atmosphere … read more

Sartirana Textile Show 2015 begins next Thursday

The annual Sartirana Textile Show will begin in a week Thursday 17 September 2015 and will run through Sunday 20 September. Opening hours are Thursday 17 September 6 pm – 10 pm, Friday 18 September 10 am – 8 pm, Saturday 19 September 10 am – 10 pm, and Sunday … read more

Michael Craycraft

Michael Craycraft died 10 May 2015 after a long struggle against leukaemia and he will be deeply missed by his many friends and colleagues in the tribal rug world. Michael was my friend and he contributed to Jozan Magazine with a lot of interesting photos, reviews and articles from antique rug fairs, exhibitions and conferences. He was a foremost expert … read more

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… read more