NonPlusUltra:
Includes a number of (mostly antique) rugs for sale, articles and
announcements of interest to collectors. A good site, but slow.
http://www.nonplusultra.com/
Harlequin Thunderstrand:
A nice online catalog of antique rugs and back issues of Hali.
http://www.thunderstrand.com/
Vanishing Textiles:
Selections from an exhibition/book on ethnographic textiles.
http://www.vanishingtextiles.com/
Cloudband:
On-line magazine about textile and tribal arts, with a dealer
arcade.
http://www.cloudband.com
Oriental Rug Review:
A tabloid from 1981-1987, color magazine until 1996. Now on the web
only. Back issues, some new material.
http://www.rugreview.com
Kilim.com:
Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum.
http://www.kilim.com
The Museum for Textiles:
Toronto's museum devoted to textiles.
http://www.museumfortextiles.on.ca/
Textile Gallery:
Michael Franses' commercial site with scholarly exhibitions
http://www.textile-art.com/
Textile Museum:
Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on
exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and
shop.
http://www.textilemuseum.org
World Wide Weave:
A directory of oriental rug and textile societies.
http://hometown.aol.com/wwweave/index.htm
RugLore:
An informative site operated by Sam Gorden, an irascible,
knowledgeable rug enthusiast.
http://home.earthlink.net/~gordsa/
Jacobsen Oriental Rugs and Carpets:
A commercial site with lots of information, especially useful for
the novice collector.
http://www.jacobsenrugs.com/index.html
The Persian Carpet Gallery:
A noncommercial site from Stanford University, with a history of
Persian carpets and examples of rugs from most regions of Iran.
http://tehran.stanford.edu/Iran_Lib/Images/Persian_Carpet/carpet.html
One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles:
Exhibition of Chinese textiles, on display in 1995 at the Hong Kong
Museum of Art.
http://www.asianart.com/textiles/textile.html
Oriental Rug Merchants:
Oriental rug broker site, with consumer information sections.
http://www.orientalrugmerchants.com
Anglo Persian Carpet Company:
London's oldest Oriental rug shop. Antique rugs, decorative carpets,
guestbook, feedback and company background.
http://www.anglopersian.com/
Nikos A. Salingaros: Contributions to Carpet Studies:
University of Texas Mathematics Professor applies and defends
methodology of Christopher Alexander.
http://www.math.utsa.edu/sphere/salingar/contr.carpet.html
Brandon Oriental Rugs:
Nice introductory material for the newcomer to the rug world.
http://www.brandonrugs.com
eRug Gallery:
Commercial site with a "Learn About Rugs" section.
http://www.eruggallery.com
Hajji Baba Club:
World's oldest oriental rug club, in New York.
http://www.hajjibaba.org/
International Conference on Oriental Carpets:
Organization dedicated to carpet and textile arts, with conventions
every three years, and books for sale.
http://www.icoc-orientalrugs.org/
New England Rug Society:
Organization for collectors of rugs and textiles.
http://www.ne-rugsociety.org
FlyingRugs:
Rugs and kilims, largely from Konya, Turkey, with many images and
some background information.
http://www.flyingrugs.com
Tschebull Antique Carpets:
Informative commercial site, by one of the leading authorities on
northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs.
http://www.tschebullantiquecarpets.com
Alberto Levi Gallery:
Antique textiles and carpets; periodic exhibitions.
http://www.albertolevi.com
Hort Oriental Rugs:
Antique oriental rugs, mostly village and tribal, with some
background information on each.
http://www.hortorientalrugs.com
Silk Road:
New and antique rugs and kilims made with natural dyes, wholesale
and retail.
http://www.silkroadrugs.com/
Armenian Rugs and Carpets:
Scholarly essay on the ethnographic history and significance of
carpets in Armenia.
http://www.armsite.com/rugs/index.html
Fairman Fine Oriental Rugs:
London based dealers in antique, tribal, traditional and
contemporary oriental rugs, carpets and kelims.
http://www.fairman-carpets.com
JBOC's Notes on Oriental Rugs:
Barry O'Connell's opinions of oriental rugs and the people involved
with them.
http://www.spongobongo.com/
Holly L. Smith & Co.:
The care and cleaning of oriental rugs, by a well known restorer.
http://www.hollysmithrugs.com
deYoung Museum Textiles:
Extensive collection of images and information from the San
Francisco museum.
http://www.thinker.org/deyoung/collections/collection.asp?collectionkey=41
James Opie Oriental Rug:
Informative site that includes extensive articles by author and
collector James Opie.
http://www.jamesopie.com
Collins Gallery:
Old and antique Persian rugs, with reference material, bibliograpy,
articles and many photographs of Bijars.
http://bijar.com
Gallery Anatolia:
Turkish dealer (in Cappadocia region). Site has some information on
symbols in kilims.
http://www.galleryanatolia.com
TextilesAsArt.com:
Very beautiful site from a dealer with a wide range of Asian
textiles.
http://www.textileasart.com/
Raymond Benardout Gallery:
Los Angeles dealer (formerly in London) in antique rugs, textiles,
and tapestries.
http://www.raymondbenardout.com
Tribal Art at Rimea.net:
A personal collection and exchange of oriental, tribal rugs.
http://www.rimea.net/tribalart.htm
Jozan Magazine on Oriental Rugs:
Articles, auction news, sales gallery and information about oriental
rugs.
http://www.jozan.net
Cocoon:
Seref Ozen, Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, mostly from central
and western Asia.
http://www.cocoontr.com/category.php
Meidan 91:
Shop in Tbilisi (Georgia), dealing mostly in antique Caucasian rugs.
http://www.meidan91.wanex.net
Beauvais Carpets:
Services for private collectors, corporations and museums in the
acquisition or sale of carpets and textiles from the 15th century to
the present day.
http://www.antique-oriental-carpets.com/
Thomas Cole Antique Rugs and Textiles:
Specializing in antique rugs and textile art from Central Asia. Also
offers photographs of Central Asia as well as articles on oriental
rugs, and a link to subscribe to HALI.
http://www.tcoletribalrugs.com
