tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1479399621742470470.post8981401715361536599..comments2024-01-10T04:56:05.957-08:00Comments on The Flying Carpets: The Grove Park Show 2012. By Bruce McLarenThe Persian Carpethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437486735600371609noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1479399621742470470.post-50407270401478680602016-08-30T07:58:16.755-07:002016-08-30T07:58:16.755-07:00Hi Ilka. These designs are reproductions of Late V...Hi Ilka. These designs are reproductions of Late Victorian designs made by the likes of William Morris, Gavin Morton, Charles Voysey, Archibald Knox. Their designs were sold to the Silver Studio in London and made in Donegal. They were part of a movement to return to the original way of doing things after the mechanisation of the Industrial Revolution. All carpets up until this time were being machine made...in Europe that is....The Persian Carpethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10437486735600371609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1479399621742470470.post-44624149311409909892012-04-24T17:51:36.831-07:002012-04-24T17:51:36.831-07:00What a fantastic show! Thanks for showing us so m...What a fantastic show! Thanks for showing us so many gorgeous studios where we can spend our money - I'll be looking more closely at Titus Omega and Motawi tileworks, what beautiful work! For your own carpets though, can you tell us a little about the process of designing the carpets - the inspiration for the designs, are the carpets then made to order? By who? Just curious about the work behind your own collection.Ilkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942411522791281936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1479399621742470470.post-23663986029288072262012-02-24T03:42:30.820-08:002012-02-24T03:42:30.820-08:00Who'd've thunk it, Bruce the art connoisse...Who'd've thunk it, Bruce the art connoisseur. Must pass this on to the lads in the Kurrajong Heights hotel!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043863582531166035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1479399621742470470.post-18366344553409649612012-02-24T03:24:05.736-08:002012-02-24T03:24:05.736-08:00Sir - Love all the pics and descriptions. I've...Sir - Love all the pics and descriptions. I've often wondered what these events are like. Now I have a visual. Cheers,<br />-JohnJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017628045724080885noreply@blogger.com