TURKOTEK'S LINKS
These
links to internet sites are provided as a convenience to our readers;
they do not constitute endorsements. We do not link to sites when we
have credible evidence of their dishonesty, but many sites are omitted
for other reasons, the most common being that we don't know that they
exist. We would be grateful to learn of sites that ought to be added or
of any that are no longer functional.
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Informational and/or Educational Sites
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Adire
African Textiles Dealer site with lots of information and a wide
range of African textiles.
American
Conference on Oriental Rugs (ACOR) Organization of
North American oriental rug collector clubs. Arranges periodic
conventions.
Antique Rug and
Textile Arts Association
Armenian
Rugs and Carpets Scholarly essay on the
history and significance of rugs and carpets in Armenia.
Armenian
Rugs Society Organization devoted to the
appreciation of Armenian rugs.
Asian
Arts On-line journal for the study and exhibition of the arts
of Asia.
Asian & Tribal
Arts - Los Angeles A centralized source of information about
dealers and experts in tribal arts in the Los Angeles area.
Brandon
Oriental Rugs A nice introduction for newcomers
to the rugs world.
Carpet
Encyclopedia Multilingual site with lots of information about all
aspects of oriental rugs.
Collins Gallery
Old and antique Persian rugs, with reference material,
bibliograpy, articles and many photographs of Bijars.
deYoung
Museum Textiles Extensive collection of images
and information.
Gerard
Paquin, "Silk and Wool: Ottoman Textile Designs in Turkish Rugs" A scholarly article by a
collector.
Ghereh Quarterly journal for rug collectors; English and
Italian editions.
Goteborg Rug
Society Rug collectors club in Sweden. In
English and Swedish.
Hajji
Baba Club The oldest American rug collector
club, in New York City.
Hali
International
Conference on Oriental Carpets
International Hajji
Baba Society Collector club, in Washington,
D.C.
iTEXTILIS The IK Foundation: Natural and cultural history from a textile perspective.
Kilim
Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum.
Kunstpedia
Articles, news and a wealth of resources in all fields of arts.
Marla
Mallett A very informative
site, operated by the leading authority on textile structures.
Muenchen
Textile Art Home page for Munich's annual
textile exhibition.
New
England Rug Society One of the more active
American rug societies. Site includes on-line exhibitions.
NonPlusUltra A commercial site that also includes articles,
schedules of upcoming events, and other informational content.
Oriental
Rug Review A tabloid from 1981
through 1987, a color magazine until 1996, now in cyberspace.
Oriental
Rugs, a Buyer's Guide Lots of information about
criteria for selecting rugs of various genres.
Palouse
River Music Paul Smith: musician, composer, craftsman and collector
of tribal rugs.
Persian
Carpet Guide Dutch language blog introducing newcomers to
Persian carpets. The Google translator renders it in excellent
English.
R.
John Howe: Textiles and Text.
Dedicated to the distribution of virtual versions of The Textile
Museum’s “Rug and Textile Appreciation Morning” to a larger audience.
Richard E. Wright Research
Reports A scholar's notes on the nature and history of
textiles. Many images.
Richard
Farber Composer, conductor, playright,
textile collector invites visitors to get to know him and his work.
Rug Rag
Concentrates on information likely to be useful to rug buyers and on
rug-related news items. Active forums, mostly oriented toward novice
ruggies.
San Francisco Bay
Area Rug Society
Large, active collector club, with on-line exhibitions on the site.
Selvedge
Elegant magazine devoted to the use of textiles in interior decorating.
Silk Road Foundation
Nonprofit educational foundation. Website is extremely rich in
information about the Silk Road, the cultures along it, and the history.
Tea
and Carpets Information-rich blog about oriental
rugs and related matters.
Textile
Museum Symmetry Exhibit A
great site authored by (among others) Carol Bier. It features a Textile
Museum exhibit on symmetry in oriental rugs. Interesting pieces,
educational analysis.
Textile
Museum The home page of Washington's TM, featuring descriptions
of it's exhibitions, galleries, calendar and shop.
Textile
Museum of Canada Home page of Toronto's Museum for
Textiles, featuring descriptions
of it's exhibitions, galleries, calendar and shop.
Tribal
Art Forum Turkotek-like site dedicated to tribal arts around
the world.
Tribal
Textiles Photographer/textile collector's
record of her travels, mostly in southeast Asia, with a strong emphasis
on tribal textiles and their use.
Tugra Beautiful site, full
of information about Turkish calligraphic signatures.
Turkic
Republics and Communities
Essentially a series of links, it is
just what it says it is: "The most complete guide to the Turkic world."
An almost overwhelming variety of information.
Turkish American
Society of Northeast Ohio An club promoting Turkish culture,
including rugs, with regular programs and lectures.
Turkish
Carpets History, regional differences and ethnographic
significance of carpets in Turkey.
Turkmen
Main Carpets About the information rich
CD-ROM produced by Kurt Munkacsi, David d'Huerle and Peter Saunders.
Vanishing
Textiles Selections from an exhibition (in
North Carolina State University’s Gallery of Art and Design) and book
on ethnographic textiles.
Walk Turkey Travel service
offering guided tours.
World
of Beduin Weaving Informational site about
the weavings of the Beduins of North Africa.
World
of Tribal Arts On line version
of a "Journal of the Art, History and Culture of Traditional People."
World
Wide Weave Rug Society Informational Site
Woven Souls
Jaina Mishra's site, with articles and exhibitions of textile art,
mostly from the Indian subcontinent.
1001
Persian Rugs Persian rugs and pads, with online ordering and a
discussion forum.
1000's of
Rugs Ohio dealer in new rugs.
Aaron
Nejad Antique Carpets
Above the
Fray Traditional hand-woven, naturally-dyed silk
textiles from the hilltribe artists of Laos and Vietnam.
Alberto Levi Italian dealer, with periodic exhibitions.
Alex Cooper Oriental Rugs
Maryland dealer, new and antique rugs.
Alrug On line dealer in new and
custom designed rugs.
Amir's
Persian Imports
Amir
Rug Exchange
Antique
Rug Gallery Belmont (Massachusetts) dealer
specializing in antique and tribal rugs.
Antique
Tibetan Rugs, Art and Textiles Nice site with
lots of background information on Tibetan artifacts.
Atiyeh
International, Ltd.
Atlas
Kilim Berbere French dealer specializing in
Moroccan weavings. Site is bilingual (English and French).
Azar's Oriental
Rugs
Black
Sheep Carpets Dealer with showroom in Izmir, Turkey.
Bold Rugs
On line dealer in contemporary rugs, with general information about
home decorating.
Brami
Andreae Carpets and KilimsBukhara Carpets
Kazakhstan dealer in new and antique rugs.
Carpet Diem
Specializing in area rugs. Includes much information about
construction, materials, padding, etc.
Carpets in Bazaar On line dealer in oriental rugs in contemporary and traditional designs.
Carpetview
Cappadocia based dealer in new and old rugs, with virtual museum on the
site.
Carpet
Vista Swedish rug retailer.
Catalina
Rug, Inc. California dealer in new and antique rugs.
Cetinkaya
Gallery Well
known Istanbul dealer, with live and on-line exhibitions of antique
textiles.
Claudio
Mariani: Old and Antique Tibetan and Chinese Carpets Many images and a nice list of books on the subject.
Cocoon
Seref Ozen, Istanbul dealer in antique textiles.
Collectics Directory linking to
and rating sites featuring various types of collectibles.
Collins
Gallery "Mr. Bijar", Massachusetts dealer and author, John Collins.
Curator's Eye Links to rugs and textiles for sale by dealers.
Cyber Rug
Center Collectibles and carpets primarily in the mid-range.
Cyrus
Rugs Australian on-line dealer in new and old rugs.
David
Levine Oriental Rugs
David
M. Reuben Dealer specializing in Turkmen rugs. Demanes Oriental Rugs New York Oriental rug dealer
of new rugs
and high quality reproductions of classic rugs.Dennis B.
Marquand: Oriental Rug & Textile Books An
established dealer in oriental rug books.
Designer
Floor Area Rugs
Dilmaghani
Oriental Rugs New York area dealer, with retail and wholesale divisions.
Djoharian
Oriental Rugs Lohr (Bavaria) dealer in modern and antique oriental
rugs.
Domestic
Modern Modern area and outdoor rugs.
Eastern Corner
Decorative articles, rugs and kilims from eastern Europe and Turkey.
Emmett
Eiland's Oriental Rug Company Informative site by the well known
California dealer, with periodic articles and essays.
Ertug
and Kocabiyik, Publishers
Publishers of elegant books on Byzantine and Ottoman art and
architecture, including 13th-18th century Anatolian textiles.
Sells wholesale and retail.
eSaleRugs
On line retailer of hand woven and machine made rugs.
eRug Gallery A "Learn About Rugs" section will be useful to
beginners.
Falasiri
Oriental Rugs Vero Beach, Florida, dealer in new
and antique rugs, with periodic exhibitions and lectures.
Frauenknecht
Antique Rugs Content-rich site, including
periodic exhibitions, by a well known German dealer and author.
Gail Martin Gallery
Antique and modern textile art from around the world.
Gallery51
Craig
Wallen's gallery, in Philadelphia.
Georgia
Mills Source for floor coverings and related
items.
Ghiordes Knot
Source of supplies and instructions for rug weavers.
Grand
Oriental Rugs
Great Area Rugs On line seller of
modern area rugs.
GT Arts A
directory to art and artist websites.
Haliden
Oriental Carpets
Hamill
Tribal Textiles Boston dealer's collection of textiles from
sub-Saharan Africa.
Hazara
Rug Gallery
Herat Ltd.
Miami dealer, with some nice information for beginners.
I
Antiques Guide Links to sites about various
categories of antiques and arts.
International
General Dealer in rare books specializing in Islamic arts and
textiles; publisher.
Istanbul
Memories Rug Store Turkish Carpets, kilims
and kilim cushions; wholesale and retail.
Istek
Istanbul kilim dealer. Nice background information on the subject.
Jacobsen's
Oriental Rugs
Jessie's
Oriental Rugs On line dealer with new and older rugs, and a
quarterly magazine for newcomers.
Joe Loux Asian
and Tribal Art On line gallery of Asian tribal arts, including
textiles.
Jozan Magazine
on Oriental Rugs Articles, auction news, sales gallery, and
information about oriental rugs.
Just.a.rug
UK dealer in contemporary rugs.
Kilim ADA
Specialist kilim dealer in Paris. Site in French and English.
Kilim.com
Dealer specializing in new and antique kilims.
Kilimshop.co.uk
Rug and carpet cleaning and repair.
Kimbulian
Oriental Rugs
Kosker
Traditional Rug Repair New York City specialist in rug repair and
cleaning.
Richard
Kirishian Rugs and Decor
Rugs, accessories and related services.
Langauer
Textile Art Vienna dealer in antique rugs and
textiles.
Large
Rugs and Carpets Dealer site specializing in carpets no smaller
than 10' x 14'.
Le
Bazaar d'Orient Dealer site with a lot of
information about Turkish rugs.
Lenkoran
Gallery of Antique Textile Arts
Lesniak
Oriental Rugs Dealer in antique and modern rugs, with useful
information about them.
Lexington
Oriental Rugs Dealer site, with useful information for buyers.
Little-Persia
British dealer site with useful information about weaving.
Macan
Tidur Textiles Beautiful, informative site dedicated to textiles of
Indonesia and nearby islands of southeast Asia.
Majik Carpets Jenny Gunay's project; western Anatolian rugs made by
traditional methods, for sale on-line.
Mannam
Oriental Carpets Custom made oriental rugs.
Mark
Keshishian and Sons Well known DC dealer's
site, includes some articles.
Melitour
Topical focus tours of Turkey, and some educational materials.
Metropolitan
Carpet Gallery
Dealer, large and varied on-line inventory.
Michel
Antoine Dealer in new and antique textiles; in Brussels. Site is
bilingual.
Minasian Rug
Company Chicago dealer in new and antique textiles, with periodic
exhibitions.
Modern Rugs
Dealer specializing in new and custom-made rugs in the "modern art"
style.
Modern Rugs Dealer in new rugs of various sizes and materials.
Mundy and
Yazdi Oriental Rugs Large dealership in Kansas City.
Murad Dealer
in antique rugs and textiles.
Nagel Auctions Stuttgart auction house,
has periodic sales of quality oriental rugs. Excellent images.
Natural
Area Rugs Contemporary rugs and rug padding.
Nazmiyal Collection Dealer
with showrooms in New York and New Jersey; modern and antique rugs.
Nemati
Collection New York dealer and author, with
periodic exhibitions.
Nomad Rugs
Christopher Wahlgren, San Francisco dealer in antique and new rugs.
Nomadenschaetze
Dealer in antique tribal rugs and kilims. Site in English and
German.
Nomadic
Rug Traders Australian specialist in tribal rugs.
Nomad's
Tent Edinburgh dealer site, with short articles and book reviews.
NYC Carpet
Cleaning - RugWash.com Rug and carpet cleaning,
serving New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
Oldcarpet.com
Persian rugs: identification, cleaning, general information
Old New House
Shop run by husband/wife team, with a focus on small antique and
vintage rugs and furnishings.
Old
Tribal Rugs Group
Site operated by several Iranian dealers.
Oriental Rug
Mart
The Demanes family, Peoria, Illinois dealer in new and old rugs.
Oriental
Rug Repair Co. Repair
and appraisal of oriental and Navajo rugs.
Oriental Rug SiteRing
List of links to and news about member sites on oriental rugs.
The Oriental
Rug Warehouse
Pak
Persian Rugs
Paradise
Oriental Rugs California dealer in new (mostly) rugs, saddlebags
and trappings. Site includes interesting articles for potential buyers.
Peace
Industry Malina and Dodd Raissnia's Persian felt
rugs. Site includes a great film showing how felt rugs are made.
Pearson
Carpet Care Carpet cleaning and repair in Houston, Texas.
Perez
Netherlands dealers; site in Dutch (English version is promised in the
near future)
The
Persian Carpet Gallery Some educational info about Persian rugs.
Persian
Carpet House
Persian
Carpet Sales Lists carpets for sale by various sellers.
Persian
Rugs Sales and information about Persian rugs.
Persian
Rugs Canada Toronto dealer.
Peter Linden Antique and modern rugs and textiles, with nice images
of the inventory. Located in Dublin (Ireland).
Peter
Pap Oriental Rugs
Respected dealer with showrooms in Dublin (New Hampshire) and San
Francisco.
Peter
Willborg Well known Stockholm dealer in antique
rugs and African art.
Reyn Staffel Oriental Rugs
Oregon dealer, mostly antiques and tribal textiles.
Richard
Rothstein & Co. New and antique Caucasian, Persian and other
Oriental rugs, and high-end home furnishings.
Rippon-Boswell
German auction house with on-line information
Rudolf
J. Giessmann Antique Rugs
RugArt Rug
cleaning and repair (London).
The Rug
Book Shop Maryland
book dealer Paul Kreiss' extensive catalog of oriental rug books and
literature.
Rug
Exchange On-line seller of new oriental rugs.
Rug Firm
Southern California dealer in new and antique oriental rugs.
Rug N Rug
Dealer site with some information about weaving and technical details
of carpets.
Rugman - Area
Rugs Commercial site, with tutorial and
information on rug selection and maintenance.
RugO'Land Lots of information about
rug types and rug cleaning, along with modern rugs for sale.
Rugrabbit
Website where dealers and collectors can list weavings for sale.
Rug Savings Seller of new rugs and related accessories.
Rugs as Art
Rugs-Direct
RugsExpress
Rugs HD Retailer
of contemporary and traditional style new rugs.
RugsRugs
New and antique rugs, history and information.
Rugstore
North East On line dealer in modern designer and
hand woven rugs. Located in UK.
Rupert
Smith Textiles
S &
H Rugs Gallery New and antique rugs and kilims, restoration
services.
Sam Coad
Antique Textiles New Jersey dealer specializing in
antique and tribal rugs.
Samarkand
Galleries Brian McDonald offers quality material from a tiny
village in the Cotswolds.
Samuel's
Antique Rugs Antique and modern rugs and kilims.
Shaver-Ramsey
Denver dealer with many educational events for new and experienced
collectors.
Silk Road
Mehmet Ucar, Konya dealer, dye master and enterpreneur.
Sobhe Iranian carpet wholesaler.
Sophie
van Assche Belgian dealer in tribal textiles and other tribal arts.
Soroush
Custom Rugs and Axminster Carpet Designer/manufacturer
of custom rugs and Axminster carpet.
Stock, D.B.
Antique carpets dealer in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Sufi
Carpets German dealer specializing in antique rugs and kilims.
SunBow
Trading Company Saul Barodofsky's shop in Charlottesville,
Virginia; tribal and rustic rugs.
Superior
Rugs On-line retailer.
Teppichportal
Zurich seller of new and antique rugs and carpets. German
language website.
The
Textile Gallery Michael Franses' site with beautiful, scholarly
exhibitions.
Textiles as Art Beautiful site
from a dealer with an extremely diverse range of Asian textiles.
Thanakra Paris dealer
specializing in Moroccan textiles, with nice travel photos and periodic
exhibitions.
Thomas Cole Well
known dealer/author specializing in antique tribal rugs and textiles.
Thomas
R. Paddock Oriental Rug Exchange Dealer in
Rochester, NY.
Timeless
Collection British on-line dealer in various antiques, including
oriental rugs.
Torana
Dealer in Tibetan rugs, crafts and jewelry.
Torana
Tribal Ethnic minority textiles from southwest China and tribal art
from southeast Asia.
Tribal
Monsoon Crafts and rugs from south Asia.
Tribal Art
Asia Author David Howard's site, with tribal artifacts for sale and
for rent, and an excellent directory of information sources.
Tribal Rugs
at Rimea.net Collector with rugs to trade and sell, as well
as information to share.
Tschebull
Antique Carpets Informative site, by one of the leading authorities
on northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs.
Turkish
Folk Art Dealer; mostly Turkish folk art, but
includes artifacts from other western and central Asian regions.
Turkishloom
Rug Company Dealer in Nigde, Turkey.
Tutunci
Dealer in Rome.
Urban
Quote Cleaning Directory of in-home rug cleaners in Australia.
Uzbek
Crafts Uzbekistan dealer in new and old central Asian crafts.
van Gils
de Wit Netherlands dealer in new and antique rugs.
Dutch language site.
Vintage
Rugs Dealer in Dublin, Ireland.
Wovensouls Jaina Mishra's gallery of antique
textiles, jewelry and folk art.
Yurdan
Istanbul dealer in rugs and kilims.
Walter
Schwitter (PTY) Limited Perhaps the leading
dealer in South Africa.
Woltex Carpets
Belgian dealer. Site is in English and Dutch.
Worldwide
Rug Market
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