HALI NEWSLETTER No. 409

[View this email in your browser]( Bukowskis will present 86 Swedish carpets and textiles at their upcoming live and online auction on 16 May 2023. The sale, starting at 10am CEST, will feature unique works from Agda Österberg and Marianne Richter, alongside internationally recognised pieces from Barbro Nilsson amongst others. Several rugs by Märta Måås Fjetterström with patterns such as Örtagården, Ståndaren and Almarna, are also included in the auction. Bidding can take place via telephone or online. For enquiries, please contact the head of department, Christopher Stålhandske: T: [+468235739](tel:+468235739) E: christopher.stalhandske@bukowskis.com [View the sale.]( [News] COVER Connect New York, the boutique show for leading high-end rug brands is returning to Manhattan, 9–11 September 2023. Hosted by HALI's sister publication, COVER magazine, the third edition promises to be the best to date, taking place on a grander scale than ever before. More than thirty exhibitors will be showing outstanding contemporary, transitional and traditional rugs across two neighbouring buildings—Metropolitan Pavilion and The Altman Building. The fantastic group of select dynamic brands have been carefully curated to offer buyers encounters with an expansive range of pieces in the intimate and collaborative atmosphere that has come to define COVER Connect events. All 22 companies that showed in 2022 are back, including Battilossi, Rug & Kilim, Zollanvari and Kirkit, plus among the newcomers to the show are Sahar, Paulig, Eliko, HRI and Jan Kath Design. Please note that COVER Connect New York is a trade show open to industry professionals only. [Register to attend.]( A. Davoodzadeh & Son is a second-generation antique and decorative rug business located in midtown Manhattan, New York. Visit the showroom to see a wide selection of antique, decorative and tribal rugs, primarily of Persian, Caucasian and Chinese origin. Contact A. Davoodzadeh & Son – Antique Rugs NYC for more information: Address: 25 West 31st Street, Suite 502, T: 212-268-5876 New York, NY 10001 E: davoodzadehrugs@aol.com [Visit A. Davoodzadeh & Son online.]( [Follow A. Davoodzadeh & Son on Instagram]( [News] This month's focus on ikat for [#RugFactFriday]( is in keeping with its exploration in recent exhibitions and book publications. While we often deep dive into particular regional iterations of the technique, ikat is seldom explored through a global lens. The exhibition ‘Ikat: A World of Compelling Cloth’ at the Seattle Art Museum (showing until 29 May 2023) does just that. While never losing sight of the regional significance and symbolism of certain textiles, it manages to touch on the universal appeal and qualities of this beloved way of making. Visitors can navigate the exhibition's selection of silk road coats from Uzbekistan, futon covers and kimonos from Japan, ponchos from the Americas, sarongs from Southeast Asia, 17th-century European furnishing fabrics, alongside pieces from many other regions. The exhibition also serves as a response to consumerist culture and its obsession with fast fashion, rather, offering a reminder of 'the power of slow fashion and the sacredness of clothing as art'. ‘Ikat embodies a commitment to slow and meaningful creation,’ says Pamela McClusky, Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb Curator of African and Oceanic Art at Seattle Art Museum. The museum’s inclusive take on ikat is made possible by the breadth of the David Paly Collection, upon which it calls for many of its exhibits. This collection is further explored in the new publication 'Global Ikat: Roots and Routes of a Textile Technique', published by The Historic Textile Research Foundation in cooperation with Hali Publications Ltd. [Find out more about the exhibition.]( [Purchase a copy of the book.]( [Follow Us] [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Been forwarded this email and want to receive it regularly? Subscribe to this newsletter]( Copyright © 2023, Hali Publications Ltd., All rights reserved. [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences](