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Italian Velvets on Show in Switzerland
One of the world's foremost collections of textiles, the Abegg-Stiftung in Riggisberg, Switzerland, places Italian velvets under its forensic gaze in its seasonal special exhibition.
Hammersmith carpet falls short of its own record
This handsome Morris & Co 'Hammersmith' Carpet, designed by J.H. Dearle around the time of William Morris's death in the mid-1890s, failed to beat its own world record price for a Morris & Co carpet, including those designed by the master himself. Once the property of the…
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
Rug and Textile Results from Christie's and Bonhams, London April 2015
Results from Christie's and Bonham's from day one of Islamic Art Week London, 21 April 2015
Rachel Meek · 2 min
Sonia Delaunay at Tate Modern
Sonia Delaunay at the Tate Modern represents the artist's considerable body of radical designs for fashion and textiles for interiors, alongside paintings that chart her practice from early figurative works to energetic 1960s abstracts.
'Unraveling Identity' at the new Textile Museum in Washington DC
'Unraveling Identity' at the new Textile Museum in Washington DC
