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  EXHIBITION OVERVIEW "For the first time, a major museum exhibition examines the instruments of rock and roll. One of the most important artistic movements of the twentieth century… Read More

With wedding season upon us, now is the time to get the bride and groom gifts they’ll love! While you can play it safe and gift them money or something off of their wedding registry… Read More

With wedding season upon us, now is the time to get the bride and groom gifts they’ll love! While you can play it safe and gift them money or something off of their wedding registry… Read More

"At Smithsonian’s renovated Hall of Fossils, dinosaurs are just the beginning" PBS NewsHour 5/31/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  The dinosaur bones at the Smithsonian Institution’s Nat… Read More

Southwestern Ontario boasts some beautiful summer weather and a few really great attractions to go with it! East Park, Storybook Gardens, Grand Bend Speedway, and the Lake Huron shoreline … Read More

Renaissance Rugs: Treasures of the Art World Renaissance Rugs – Even for those who are just beginning to delve into the fascinating world of antique carpets and Persian rugs, the iconi… Read More

"What this year’s Whitney Biennial says about contemporary American art" PBS NewsHour 6/28/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  The biennial exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art represen… Read More

The day started gazing up at the Liver birds, Bertie and Bella, perched on top of the Liver Building and would end with more birds… birds that I had waited my whole adult life to… Read More

I Can’t Even Get to Hell – Nonfiction by John Mancuso – After the first of my many cousins died from cancer, the extended family started getting together every August… Read More

The Gobelin Tapestry A tapestry is a piece of decorative heavy woven fabric that is used to adorn walls, furniture and floors. Using a more narrow definition, the term “tapestry”… Read More

"Lonnie Bunch on how the Smithsonian can help America understand its identity" PBS NewsHour 7/18/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the National Museum of African A… Read More

Bauhaus Weaving Opened the Door to More than Just a Workshop In 1919 the Bauhaus opened its door under the Master of Form, Johannes Itten. The Bauhaus school and workshop was known to mix tr… Read More

Celebrating the  diversity of the Long Island Music Scene AUGUST 2019 1st - Nancy Atlas  Good Ground Park  Hampton Bays, NY Nancy Atlas and her band of Journeymen hav… Read More

What are the best rugs? The question is finally answered One of the most common questions that we often get asked is, “What are the best rugs?” When taken at face value, this wou… Read More

50 years ago today, The Woodstock Festival took place in White Lake, NY.  It was an event that transformed the youth culture and established the Music Festival template that continu… Read More

The Story of the Lost Safavid Empire Carpets One of the elements that makes carpets more beautiful is their fragility. Although one can indeed find many examples of antique rugs in existence… Read More

Had mixed sentiments when visiting this place. Saw some incredible reviews on the food and Laman Padi. Yet when we were there, it was something very different. Not certain if we came at a wr… Read More

The Art Carpets of Faig Ahmed: Thinking Beyond the Possibilities If one were to describe the works of artist Faig Ahmed, the word most likely to be chosen would be surreal. It is difficult t… Read More

Yesterday marked the 33rd anniversary of a crime that took place in New York city on August 26, 1986. Today's blog post is about a song that was inspired by this heinous murd… Read More

The Fuzzy World of Textile Artist Sarah Zapata Textile artist Sarah Zapata explores themes such as sexuality, femininity and masculinity using textiles as the medium. Her work pushes the bou… Read More

"Why sculptor Andy Goldsworthy is tearing down walls — and then rebuilding them" PBS NewsHour 8/30/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  British sculptor Andy Goldsworthy has long been known for h… Read More

"For the legendary Alexander Girard, design was in the details" PBS NewsHour 9/3/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Legendary designer Alexander Girard fused sleek modernism with playful folk art.&nb… Read More

Topkapi Palace Museum Houses Collection of Some Of The Rarest Antique Rugs in the World If you are planning a trip to Istanbul Turkey and you love antique Oriental carpets, the Topkapi Palac… Read More

All Rugs Have A Story To Tell Persian and antique Oriental rugs are some of the most beautiful treasures in the world. They are just as much a piece of the world’s artistic herita… Read More

World Carpet Treasures at the Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is the preeminent museum of art and design. It is also home to one of the most extensive his… Read More

The Doha, Qatar Museum of Islamic Art: A Museum of Masterpieces The City of Doha, Qatar, is a modern and beautiful city rising from the desert sands surrounding the Persian Gulf. It is… Read More

What are Museum Quality Rugs, Really? The term, museum quality rugs, gets thrown around a lot when it comes to hand-knotted rugs. For the most part, sellers who use this term “museum q… Read More

In Search of the Rare Rugs of the World So what really makes rare rugs rare? According to nearly every rug salesperson, online and offline, every carpet is a “rare” find. Indeed… Read More

Where To Stay In Barcelona The Backpackers Hostel Guide Where To Stay In Barcelona {The Backpackers Hostel Guide} We all know that a Eurotrip would be&nb… Read More

Lisa Nilsson Creates Magnificent Carpets from Paper The art of paper quilling is believed to have begun in the 15th century. It was created by French and Italian nuns to decorate special rel… Read More

Babak Kazemi Tells Ancient Tales through Persian Carpets and Photography Babak Kazemi uses the medium of photography to recount ancient tales that inspire and that are thought-provoking. Usi… Read More

Artist Debbie Lawson: Disrupting Ordinary Perception With 3 Dimensional Persian Oriental Carpet Sculptures The world of artist Debbie Lawson is one of color and an exploration of the imagina… Read More

These places will NOT be found an any map or in any atlas. This book describes a large number of little-known tourist sights from around the world. A book for the discerning traveller who ha… Read More

The History of Armenian Carpet Making The beauty of Greek and Armenian carpets was so notable that even explorer Marco Polo referred to them in his writing. His travels through Armenia in th… Read More

These places will NOT be found an any map or in any atlas. This book describes a large number of little-known tourist sights from around the world. A book for the discerning traveller who ha… Read More

These places will NOT be found an any map or in any atlas. This book describes a large number of little-known tourist sights from around the world. A book for the discerning traveller who ha… Read More

These places will NOT be found an any map or in any atlas. This book describes a large number of little-known tourist sights from around the world. A book for the discerning traveller who ha… Read More

The Magnificent Antique Holbein Rugs and Portraits by Hans Holbein the Younger Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 – 1543)  – was a German artist and print-maker who worked in a… Read More

Know What You Should Be Doing During Christmas At HamptonsThe Hamptons is an ideal place to hang out, especially during the Christmas season. Most people think of the Hamptons as an ideal su… Read More

Whether you're seeking a classic Christmas vacation filled with holiday traditions or a festive yuletide getaway without snow, you'll find it in these vacation destinations. To determine whi… Read More

The Bayeux Tapestry Textile artwork is a unique and beautiful form of art that has existed for millennia. One of the most renowned textile masterpieces is the Bayeux Tapestry. This stunning… Read More

It says a lot when you’ve visited the same museum in a foreign country more than once, and every time we visit London, the Natural History Museum is on our list. The Natural History Mu… Read More

Minimalist Interior Design Trends: Simplicity at its Finest So you like simple. We get it. But just because you like rooms that are more about the “space” than the “substan… Read More

Artist Lorenzo Lotto and the History of the Lotto Carpets The 16th and 17th centuries are called the “Golden Age of Carpet Weaving”. Estimations based on trade records, dowries a… Read More

Tips For Using Rugs To Create Eclectic Interior Designs You are a complex human being with a variety of different interests and sensibilities. Why should you have to confine yourself to one… Read More

Antique Byzantine Art Textiles and Weaving Symbolized the Wealth of the Empire The Byzantine Empire, or Byzantium, consisted of the remnants of the Roman Empire after the fall in the 5th Cen… Read More

The Emperor’s Carpet At The Met Museum Now housed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City, the Emperor’s Carpet has had a journey spanning centuries to get to its current pla… Read More

Kansas City loves its coffee. With more than 200 coffee shops in the Kansas City area, you won’t need to drive more than a mile to get your coffee fix. Our love for coffee dates back… Read More

The Story of Arraiolos Rugs From Portugal Arraiolos rugs represent the epitome of the Portuguese textile industry, but their origin dates back to a place far from their namesake. To understa… Read More

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Marmaris is a dreamy tourist town with by the side of the sea. And who does not dream about a vacation in a sea cottage? Where the sound of waves and sea breeze will wash away all the anxiet… Read More

Hired an Autosleeper Duetto Our last camping trip to Balloch O &ls… Read More

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In the early days of the internet, when AOL ruled supreme and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer still battled Netscape to be king of the browsers, Flash was the technology of choice for bu… Read More