DATE: Nineteenth and twentieth centuries
A Beni Ourain rug from the mountains of Morocco in the bar upstate. The house was built in 1964 as a party house - and the bar certainly fits that profile. It could have come from a your better class of Ramada Inn...
GLOBAL POST - WOMEN AND WEAVING
An excellent 3 min video on rug weaving and, on another level, women's rights.
DORIS LESLIE BLAU (NYC)
I can't say enough nice about Doris Blau (a rug legend) and Nader Bolour (her chosen successor) - the gallerys stock is vast and spans decades of collecting. The huge storeroom is out of Ali Baba's cave.
Washington Post - Design Trend Alert
Well, I don't think of Moroccan rugs as "trendy." But if they are, I was ahead of the curve and will remain a fan after the trend is over. An informative article with good resources.
Pinterest Moroccan rugs
A wealth of images of antique Moroccan rugs from Pinterest
FRANCES ELKINS - STAIRCASE
A couple of nice photos of the Frances Elkins staircase we worship. Glass rods. That graceful sweep. Grand but cool.
We credit some of our greatest rug finds to Joe Hakimian. A huge Oushak comes to mind. I remember vividly and sadly starting to briefly expound on why it was worth $300,000 plus, only to be interrupted by the client with a curt, Whatever. Indeed, whatever..PEACE CORPS - VIDEO
The Peace Corp sends volunteers to advise businesses - and this video (1 min 30 sec) inspires.
Moroccan rugs have gotten very popular. Which I sorta hate... But its best for everyone, right? Its not like I copyrighted them...
A video confirming why I shy away from dealing with rug dealers in foreign climes. Omar and Mustafa (actual names) look like nice guys but no way I sit still for a fraction of the time it takes to be polite in their world. I panic. And I hate the tea. But that whining over, it is a lovely way to live life, right?PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL - AFROPOP
AfroPop covers the Moroccan music scene. A Timbuktu-Dakar-Fes jet, shown here, covers the circuit of Desert Festival, Ebony Festival, and Sacred World Music Festival.
BBC - WEAVING INDEPENDENCE FOR WOMEN
A BBC article on the business of rug making and modern Arab women's place in society and the workplace.
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY - GALLERY
A variety of images with the keyword Morocco. Costumes, landscapes, et al.
GEBHART BLAZEK (GRAZ AUSTRIA)
BerberArts.com covers the subject in detail.
NATL MUS OF AFRICAN ART - MOROCCAN TEXTILES
An exhibition, "The Fabric of Moroccan Life," at the National Museum of African Art, 2008
DARIUS ANTIQUE RUGS (NYC)
Darius Antique Rug Collection at Stark Carpet is headed by Darius Sakhia, a gentleman with great taste.
BEAUVAIS (NYC)
Beauvais, in the landmark Fuller Building on 57th Street, has a great inventory of old and new rugs.
INDIANAPOLIS ART MUSEUM -FABRIC OF MOROCCO
This catalog from a 2002 show at the Indianapolis Art Museum is one of the best research books on the subject.