The First Family poses on a Nazmiyal rug on the cover of New York Magazine

 

The First Family poses on a Nazmiyal rug on the cover of New York Magazine

With a global economy in turmoil, conflicts raging in the Middle East and Africa, poverty and global warming, we, as a people, are facing serious challenges. During the recent US elections, America has demonstrated its belief in the “audacity of hope”. We have made a historic decision to leave behind the divisive identities that have so far kept us from working together for a common purpose. We have affirmed that the things that unite us are far more important than the issues that separate us from one another, and that to meet the challenges ahead, America must look to the future rather than the past.

On the cover of this week’s NY Magazine, Michelle Obama, Sasha, Malia, and the new hypoallergenic puppy are all grouped above one of our pieces“ a French Aubusson carpet of the First Empire period. We must note that their busy schedule did not allow them to pose above the actual carpet. The picture was achieved as a ‘Photoshop’ montage (art must sometimes take liberties in the quest for elegance) but the result is what counts!

 

Antique Aubusson French Rug 3181In the new year of 2009, with an optimistic spirit, we will have the youngest First Family in the White House in more than two generations. We at Nazmiyal Collection would like to wish the President Elect, his family, and all our clients, friends and associates health, success, and prosperity for the upcoming holiday!

Happy holidays from all of us at Nazmiyal.

New Moon Rises at Nazmiyal’s New York Gallery

Nazmiyal Staff among Veranda Magazine team with New Moon personnel: From left to right: John Kurtz - of New Moon, Sara Wells, Lady from Veranda team , Christina Davis, Erika Kurtz, Ned Baker, Sara Moores, Omri Schwartz, Padi Nazmiyal, Jason Nazmiyal, Denise Kuriger, Sasha Lanka, Montana Timchula, Angela from Veranda, Deborah Sanders, Katie Brockman and Veranda team

Nazmiyal Staff among Veranda Magazine team with New Moon personnel: From left to right: John Kurtz - of New Moon, Sara Wells, Lady from Veranda team , Christina Davis, Erika Kurtz, Ned Baker, Sara Moores, Omri Schwartz, Padi Nazmiyal, Jason Nazmiyal, Denise Kuriger, Sasha Lanka, Montana Timchula, Angela from Veranda, Deborah Sanders, Katie Brockman and Veranda team

This past Thursday the Nazmiyal Collection hosted an opening celebration at its Manhattan gallery for a new line of contemporary Tibetan rugs, produced by the renowned carpet firm, New Moon. Made in Nepal and designed by John Kurtz, New Moon has in recent years established a new standard of quality in the production of contemporary Oriental rugs and carpets. Known for their crisp, clean design with roots in traditional patterns as well as cutting-edge modernism, New Moon represents the very best in terms of weaving technique and materials, and unparalleled quality control. The event featured a special presentation by Veranda‘s associate editor-at-large, Catherine Davis. Great carpets have always been all about wool and color, and New Moon has broken new ground by managing to uphold this traditional principle, while also asserting an aesthetic of modernist simplicity in which “less is more.” Said gallery founder, Jason Nazmiyal, “We couldn’t be more pleased about working with New Moon. For over twenty years we at Nazmiyal have striven to provide discriminating clients with the very best in antique carpets, and now we will be able to offer them the very best in new carpets as well.”

John Kurtz of New Moon with Catherine Davis (Associate Editor of Veranda Magazine), and Jason Nazmiyal

John Kurtz of New Moon with Catherine Davis (Associate Editor of Veranda Magazine), and Jason Nazmiyal

Omri Schwartz with Coco Arnesen (Coco Arnesen Design), and Barbara Rossi

Omri Schwartz with Coco Arnesen (Coco Arnesen Design), and Barbara Rossi

New Moon Rises at Nazmiyals New York Gallery

Veranda Team

Veranda Team

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Stefanie Bishop and 2 guests

Omri and unknown guest

Omri and unknown guest

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Nazmiyal Collection Provides Educational Lecture to AIG Risk Management Team

Nazmiyal Collection Provides Educational Lecture to AIG Risk Management Team

On June 4, The New York Nazmiyal gallery welcomed AIG Private Client Group’s Risk Management Specialists for an educational lecture on new and antique carpets from around the world. Betsy Murphy, our antique carpet specialist, provided insight on carpet classifications and identifiers to help distinguish between fine quality antique carpets and new production carpets.

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Decorative Antique Rugs VS Collector Rugs

Decorative Antique Rugs VS Collector RugsOne of the great commonplaces of the rug market is the supposed distinction between antique rugs of the sort sought after by collectors and those that appeal to clients who are primarily interested in decorating their homes or offices. [...]Read more

Historical Society Discussion With Jason Nazmiyal Mary Jo Otesa Judith Glass Kurt Munkacsi

Panel Discussion at the Historical Society With: Jason Nazmiyal, Mary Jo Otesa, Judith Glass & Kurt Munkacsi

Jason Nazmiyal Haji Baba Society Panel Discussion From Tibet to Timbuktu and the Art of Collecting Fine Rugs and Textiles

Jason Nazmiyal At: From Tibet to Timbuktu and the Art of Collecting Fine Rugs and Textiles

We are pleased to announce that Jason NAZMIYAL was asked to participate in a panel discussion at the New York Historical Society. This stimulating panel discussion about antique rugs and carpets, From Tibet to Timbuktu and the Art of Collecting Fine Rugs and Textiles was moderated by the pillar of the New York rug scene, Mary Jo Otsea, who has long headed the rug and carpet department at Sotheby’s New York. Jason represented the community of antique rug dealers, while rug collectors and the professionals who advise them were represented by Judith Glass and long time collector Kurt Munkacsi respectively. The discussion was lively and informative, and touched upon a wide range of issues relevant to building an important collection. Why one collects, what one collects, how one recognizes what makes a piece desirable or important are all pressing issues for collectors. But what emerged most from the discussion was the very special and symbiotic relationship that exists among those who collect and dealers and advisors who facilitate their collecting passions. Collectors have more in common with dealers than they think, when it comes time to sell or de-acquisition a piece, and dealers often buy like collectors, not simply for profit but with their hearts, while professional advisors mediate between collectors and dealers with a foot in each world, so to speak. The audience seemed genuinely fascinated by the interaction of these three perspectives and the many insights that they offered.

Exhibition: Early Anatolian Kilims from the Marilyn and Marshall Wolf Collecton

Marilyn Wolf and Jason Nazmiyal

Marilyn Wolf and Jason Nazmiyal

During the weekend of April 11 through 13, New York witnessed a major antique rug event. A symposium sponsored by the Hajji Baba Club was held on Saturday at the New York Historical Society, along with an exhibition, From Timbuktu to Tibet , which open Friday evening, comprised of outstanding pieces from New York private collections. In conjunction with these events Nazmiyal was pleased to host an exhibition on Sunday, Early Anatolian Kilims from the Collecton of Marilyn and Marshall Wolf . Early Anatolian kilims have come to be widely recognized as some of the greatest artistic achievements of the Oriental rug weaving tradition, and the pieces from the Wolf Collection certainly attest to the validity of such opinion. These kilims, some twenty-five in number, represent a variety of designs and regional types from Anatolia or Turkey produced between the seventeenth and the nineteenth centuries.

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