A photographic review of the 'Textiles as Art' foyer exhibit at the Spring Decorative Fair, curated by London esoteric textile dealer Molly Hogg using exhibitors' textiles, plus assorted rugs and textiles shown on their stands by Hogg herself, Joshua Lumley, Pars, Stothert & Trice, Robert Barley, Kiki design, Lee Wright and others, including an unusual assemblage of 20th century Egyptian appliqué, imaginatively displayed.
Decorative Textiles and Rugs at the Battersea Fair, May 2014
A photographic review of the 'Textiles as Art' foyer exhibit at the Spring Decorative Fair, curated by London esoteric textile dealer Molly Hogg using exhibitors' textiles, plus assorted rugs and textiles shown on their stands by Hogg herself, Joshua Lumley, Pars, Stothert &…
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