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The Anka Cooperative, a social enterprise in association with US rug producer woven legends, is turning to kickstarter to improve the lives of even more refugee women. The project was founded in 2012, and empowers Syrian refugees through the creation … Continue reading →

To celebrate the Persian New Year a special lecture by Dr Hadi Maktabi will take place on 6th April 2017 at the V&A London. One of the worlds finest collections of Persian carpets is the Imam Reza shrine in Mashad, … Continue reading →

A major exhibition, Serenissime Trame: Carpets and Rugs and Renaissance Paintings; opens on Thursday 23rd March 2017 at the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca’d’Oro in Venice. Curated by Claudia Cremonini, Moshe Tabibnia and John Valagussa, Serenissime Trame is the first … Continue reading →

On 5th April 2017, Bonhams of London will launch a groundbreaking new, twice-yearly sale: Important Design. This concept brings together high-quality pieces spanning the past 500 years of Decorative Arts including Oriental rugs and carpets. From Renaissance to Art Nouveau, … Continue reading →

This year Baku hosts the 5th International Symposium on Azerbaijan carpets; Traditions and Innovations, running from 17th-29th October 2017. Also along side this event the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum 22nd-24th May 2017, will host the 2nd International Symposium of the Common … Continue reading →

London’s Oriental Rug Centre has just received a new shipment of wonderful Persian Sultanabad carpets. They range in size from 3.50m x 2.50m right up to a magnificent 5.50m x 4.oom, and we have a very unusual piece which measures … Continue reading →

David J.Wilkins Oriental rug experts has received there first shipment of 2017, including a fine selection of old and new Persian rugs and carpets. Customers both old and new are invited to London’s Oriental Rug Centre to view the vast … Continue reading →

The London Telegraph has reported an astonishing find. Academic Ms Mary Beard stumbled upon a priceless set of King Henry VIII tapestries, there were being offered for sale in a Persian rug shop in New York. The large tapestries depict … Continue reading →

From all of us at David J.Wilkins Oriental rug experts we would like to wish all of our customers both past and present a very happy Christmas. We will be open at the Oriental rug centre London, right up to … Continue reading →

Domotex Asia, the leading flooring show in Asia Pacific, will take place in Shanghai, China on 23rd March 2017. It is the 19th edition of the fair, with more than 600 rug and carpet manufacturers from over 20 countries showcasing … Continue reading →