Posts under ‘Textiles, Rugs, Kilims, Carpets’

Visit The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair & The Textile Society’s London Antique Textile Fair The Same Weekend… On Sunday 7th October you could take in two antique textile fairs, though we imagine a day at each might be more sensible and less tiring…  And they’re in the same neck of the woods, so why [...]

Turkish Carpets As The Italians Would Like Them… From the carpet specialist Gallery Yacou who join us again at the Winter Decorative Fair. As Italian carpets are few and far between, we have selected this Turkish carpet for the foyer display as it would be a piece typically enjoyed by Italian home owners in the [...]

… at the Decorative Antiques & TEXTILES Fair Amongst the secrets and pleasures you can see in the Winter Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair, alongside other pieces from three centuries of Italian design in the foyer display you might catch sight of this large (height:2.26m x width:4.3m) Mario Fortuny block printed cotton panel from c1920 [...]

Colour & Texture at The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair While the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair is on and we’re there NOW, we’ve spotted a couple of really cheerful stands full of colourful textiles. Rob Blacks (above, left) stand is full of beautifully-upholstered chairs and sofas, using antique and vintage textiles. He has enjoyed [...]

Don’t Forget Textiles at The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair… Ron Simpson is well known amongst international collectors of textiles and tribal art.  He sells traditional tribal textiles, costumes & jewellery, bags and baskets from South West China and Indonesia.  He usually has a fab collection of hats! This unusual and varied combination makes for [...]

Visit London And Get Antique Textiles Tuesday to Sunday At The Decorative Fair… And Then See The Textile Society Sunday & Monday! It’s not often that we get to mention Facebook on the Decorative Fair Antiques & Interiors Diary but the Textile Society (mission: to promote the study of textile disciplines and celebrates the history [...]

Decorative Antique Textiles: It Does What It Says On The Tin… Decorative textiles are readily found at the London Decorative Fair in 2011… vintage and antique French linens for beds or curtains, printed toiles and silks for borders and throws, lustrous damasks and antique crewel work for colour and texture, embroidered panels mounted for wall displays. [...]

Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair On This Saturday & Sunday… See You There The Decorative Antique Fair is open this weekend on both Saturday (11 to 7pm) and Sunday(11 to 6pm) in Battersea Park’s marquee.  And don’t worry about the fact that the antique fair has been on since Tuesday with record numbers of visitors ~  each exhibitor [...]

Antique Textiles In Quilted C18th Elegance At The  Decorative Fair Katharine Pole, one of the exhibitors at September~October’s Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair sold this beautiful C18th quilt at the fair among many other linens and cottons. Katherine specialises in casual elegance in the form of French antiques & textiles, indigo blues, printed cottons & rustic linens, upholstered chairs & [...]

Antique & Decorative Rugs; Antique Metalware: Oak &  Country Antique Furniture; Treen & English Delfware… Where Else Would You Find That Under One Roof (well marquee)? Pars Rug Gallery – One of Europe’s largest collections of fine decorative antique carpets, rugs, runners, kelims, soumakhs, eastern textiles, including needle points, Aubusson carpets and cushions. Pinn & Lennard – [...]