William Morris once described the Cotswolds, a range of hills in southwestern and west-central England, as “a heaven on earth”, therefore, the Gordon Russell Design Museum, in Worcestershire, seems like a perfect place to hold a textile exhibition, which includes some of Morris’ work
HALI and CORNUCOPIA announce Ancient & Modern: A Prize for Original Research also sponsored by Bonhams, Christie’s and Sotheby’s. The eighth annual grant of £1,000 for a research project to be awarded to a candidate younger than 25 or over the age of sixty.
Last chance to see “Workt by Hand”: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts”, on show in the Brooklyn Museum of Art till 15 September 2013.
With some items dating back to the 17th century, the sixth major auction of Oriental Carpets, Textiles, and Tapestries, to be held at the Vienna Dorotheum on 24 September 2013, will present a total of 201 lots.
The 9th annual Sartirana Textile Show will take place from 19-22 September 2013 at Sartirana Castle in Lomellina, near Milan, Italy. More than fifty dealers, national and international, will be participating in one of the largest ever such shows, with a programme that includes a cultural exhibition and a lecture programme.
The 9th edition of the Sartirana Textile Show closes on Sunday 22 September 2013. The location of the event, about an hour outside Milan, means that the show is quieter than it deserves to be since the quality of the presentation, material and dealers is of the highest order. The setting in the ancient rice… Read more »
The exhibition ‘Red, White & Bold: Masterworks of Navajo Design, 1840-1870’ is coming to an end on 22 September 2013 at the Denver Art Museum, Colorado. Don’t miss out on the chance to see eye catching textiles created by Navajo weavers during the mid-19th century
Udo Langauer’s Austria Auction Company’s inaugural sale at the Novomatic Forum in Friedrichstraße on September 21, 2013 has a number of worthy collector carpets among the 200 plus lots on offer.
The first sale organised by Udo Langauer’s new Austria Auction Company (AAC) will take place in downtown Vienna on 21 September 2013 at 4 pm, at Novomatic Forum in Friedrichstraße. The inaugural consignment will include between 180 and 200 high quality collectable antique rugs, kilims and textiles, ranging in date from the 16th century to the 20th.
The twelve thousand year history of Scotland has been stitched into a 143 metre, 160-panel embroidered wall hanging that will be on show at the Scottish Parliament until 21 September 2013
