There is no question that Gail Shields is great at what she does. Her projects have graced many of the top interior design publications including Architectural Digest and New York Spaces among countless others.
Decorator Harry Cushing on Shopping for Antique Rugs
What do decorators look for when shopping for antique rugs? Who would be better to answer that than one of New York’s finest young up and coming interior decorator Harry Cushing of Harry Cushing and Company? He was nice enough to share his thoughts with us:
Antique Carpet DNA by Wilbur Pierce
The unshaven man stood on a boulder looking up at the cave ceiling. The women’s name was Gryt and his name Grunt. He listened to her instructions, for they were husband and wife. As he was married, he did nothing right. He kept dropping his bearskin loincloth to his knees as he lifted his arms to draw and pulling them up; she scolded him for not wearing his belt. She saw the full moon. In the distance, wolves wailed and she laughed. He kept reaching toward the top the cave and making pictures. Together, they decorated the vault and marked the rock face with charcoal that she had just pulled out of the fire. Adding some color from a red rock that man later learned was iron, he scraped a blue rock that had copper in it and made a third color. He stepped back pleased as deer appeared on the walls of his home. Gryt smiled and Grunt went to bed.
Brussels Biennial Flower Carpet
In this article we take a look at the tradition of creating the iconic Brussels biennial flower carpet.
Antique Rug Gallery Intern Afterthoughts
What are you doing this summer? Generally, that is one of the first questions asked to a college student. Response: “I am an intern at an antique rug gallery.” Usually people have a double take when they hear this. Antique rugs are associated with a specific crowd, not a liberal arts student. But, as I explain to them, it all comes together. The term antique rugs is marred by misconceptions. It strays from the general art gallery mentality and instead focuses on a consumer oriented market, not the contemporary art scene.
New York Magazine First Family on Nazmiyal Rug
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.
Veranda Magazine and Nazmiyal Celebrate New Moon Rugs Launch
This past Thursday the Nazmiyal Collection hosted an opening celebration at its Manhattan NYC rug gallery for a new line of contemporary Tibetan rugs, produced by the renowned carpet firm, New Moon rugs. Made in Nepal and designed by John Kurtz, New Moon rugs has in recent years established a new standard of quality in the production of Oriental rugs and more modern contemporary carpets.
AIG Risk Management Team At Nazmiyal
AIG Risk Management Team Visit Nazmiyal On the 4th of June, The Nazmiyal Gallery in New York played host to an enlightening session featuring Risk Management Specialists from AIG Private Client Group. The focus of the educational lecture was on both new and vintage carpets sourced globally. Betsy Murphy, our expert in antique carpets, shared […]
Jason At Historical Society Discussion
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.