Skinner Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets- March 27, 2008 Skinners auction 19 April 2008 in Boston includes 303 lots...read morehttp://www.jozan.net/rug-news/2008/03/skinner-fine-oriental-rugs-carpets.asp Christies auction Oriental Rugs & Carpets- March 27, 2008 Christies auction "Oriental Rugs & Carpets" 10 April 2008 in King Street, London, includes 288 lots...read morehttp://www.jozan.net/rug-news/2008/03/christies-auction-oriental-rugs-carpets.asp Online Exhibitions - The Textile Museum- March 10, 2008 The Textile Museum, Washington DC, has launched several interesting online exhibitions. Most of the virtual exhibitions are online presentations of former live exhibitions at the Textile Museum...read morehttp://www.jozan.net/rug-news/2008/03/online-exhibitions-textile-museum.asp Turkish Carpets and Showmanship Go Hand-in-Hand in Anatolia- March 8, 2008 ISTANBUL, March 8, 2008 -- In Istanbul, the saying goes, you will see the world. But if you are speaking about the carpet business -- and how showrooms use every idea imaginable to sell to tour groups the phrase should cover Kusadasi, Cappadocia, and many other places in Turkey as well....read more at tea-and-carpets.blogspot.comhttp://www.jozan.net/rug-news/2008/03/tea-and-carpets-turkish-carpets-and.asp Bonhams, Oriental & European Carpets & Rugs- March 6, 2008 Bonhams auction Oriental & European Carpets & Rugs 8 April 2008 in London includes 227 lots...read morehttp://www.jozan.net/rug-news/2008/03/bonhams-oriental-european-carpets-rugs.asp Regional Differences in Bag Faces, David Zahirpour- March 4, 2008 R. John Howe reports: On March 1, 2008, David Zahirpour gave a Rug and Textile Appreciation Morning at The Textile Museum, here in Washington, DC....read more at rjohnhowe.wordpress.comhttp://www.jozan.net/rug-news/2008/03/regional-differences-in-bag-faces-david.asp Istanbul, Isfahan, Delhi: Three Capitals of Islamic Art- March 3, 2008 Michael Franses reports: "Istanbul, Isfahan, Delhi: Three Capitals of Islamic Art" at Istanbuls Sakip Sabanci Museum (SSM) brings...read more at HALI.comhttp://www.jozan.net/rug-news/2008/03/istanbul-isfahan-delhi-three-capitals.asp Azerbaijani Weavers Seek Caucasian Rug Revival After Decades of Neglect- March 2, 2008 BAKU, March 1, 2008 -- It is ironic that so many countries copy Caucasian designs but to find a carpet that is actually woven in the Caucasus today is rare....read more at tea-and-carpets.blogspot.comhttp://www.jozan.net/rug-news/2008/03/azerbaijani-weavers-seek-caucasian-rug.asp |