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Textiles of the Islamic World –
– A new book from esteemed textile historian John Gillow. Perfect for upcoming holiday wish (and gift) lists.
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Tulu –
A beautiful website with dreamy fabrics, bedding and pillows from Istanbul. Via Decor8.
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Mother & Child, 17th Century –
Attributed to early 17th century Iran, this velvet fragment is among several works comprising a month long exhibition on Islamic courtly textiles at Francesca Galloway in London. Click here for a PDF...
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Fragment, Circa 1600 –
An afternoon visit to The Metropolitan Museum’s recently reopened Islamic art galleries has left visions of beautiful textiles spinning inside my head. The textile fragment above (from Turkey, circa...
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Safavid Embroidery –
This “Safavid embroidery silk book binding” will be offered by Sotheby’s in London ten days from now — in an auction titled “Arts of the Islamic World”. Dated to approximately 1700, the textile’s...
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Zeri Crafts –
As a long time blog-keeper few things are more exciting than receiving an introduction from a land far, far away; it’s a reminder that the little corners we keep online really are part of a world wide...
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Treasured Weavings –
As highlighted by The New York Times last week, Peter Pap is presenting an exhibition and sale called “Treasured Weavings: The Mae Festa Textile Collection” at the 1stDibs gallery in New York. Read...
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Susan Deliss –
World traveler and Notting Hill resident Susan Deliss collects textiles from Turkey, Egypt, and beyond — and presents a sampling of her offerings on her website, here. Via The World of Interiors. Pin It
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Werner Weber –
Werner Weber collects and sells striking Iranian kilims — and rightfully calls them archetypes of “sophisticated minimal design”. Some of the motifs found here resemble those in Native American...
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Ottomania –
Here’s another source for fouta towels — here referred to as hammam towels. For additional (previously posted) sources click here. And for more on the history of these textiles click here. Pin It
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What a $33,765,000 Carpet Looks Like –
On Wednesday Sotheby’s sold a 17th Century Persian “Sickle-Leaf” carpet for $33,765,000 — decimating the auction estimate of $5-7 million and easily setting an all-time record for “most expensive...
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