On Wednesday 18 June 2025 at 18.00, Jordan Quill will deliver a lecture titled A Taste for the Exotic: The Textiles of Tibet and the Himalayas since the Age of the Tibetan Empire at the University Women’s Club in London. The lecture is organized by the Oriental Rug and Textile Society of Great Britain.
The talk explores the deep history of textile exchange and adaptation on the Tibetan Plateau and across the Himalayas, highlighting how foreign luxury goods shaped local traditions from the early Tibetan Empire through to modern times. Drawing on fieldwork in Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, Quill discusses the evolution of one of the world’s most complex textile cultures, shaped by artistic interactions with Central Asia, India, Persia, and China. Guests are welcome by prior arrangement.
Contact and more information: Dimity Spiller, Oriental Rug and Textile Society
Location: The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square, South Audley Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 1DB