Design·Zone: leading exponents of 21st century design display examples of contemporary ceramics and carpet weaving that use traditional skills.
The colours and patterns will inspire lovers of the avant garde, abstract and natural.
Participating dealers come from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Laos, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Sweden, Turkey, UK and USA and include textile specialists Junnaa & Thomi Wroblewski (UK) who will be offering a fabulous and complete 17th century Italian 9ft square silk embroidered coverlet/wall-hanging decorated with acanthus leaves, price £25,000.
Tribalhunter (UK) will offer an unusual Papua New Guinea late 19th/early 20th century decorated gope, a tablet representing named ancestors, formerly in the Pitt-Rivers collection.
New exhibitors to the Fair will be: Karavanserai (Netherlands, tribal), Magic Laos Carpets (Laos, contemporary rugs), The Kimono Collector (USA) and Otumpa (UK, South American textiles).
Textile & Tribal Art: The HALI Fair is jointly organised by Clarion Events and HALI Publications and, in the nine years since it was founded, has established an international reputation.
Sebastian Ghandchi, Publisher of HALI, said: "This event not only serves as a international platform for textile and tribal art but also as a meeting place for curators, collectors and interior designers."
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