by Lucy Upward | Jul 7, 2025 | Design Fairs, Events, Features, News, Profiles
During Milan Design Week, Altai Gallery held a spectacular exhibition of its collection of Zakatala rugs. We celebrate the event with an adapted extract from a recent article in HALI magazine by Cosima Stewart, who has been working with Elisa and Raffaele Carrieri of...
by Lucy Upward | Jun 27, 2025 | Design & Trends, Design Fairs, Events, Features, News, Trend Feature
It was interesting to note the number of times I heard people say, ‘I love this event, it’s so much nicer than going to Milan!’ during my two days at 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen last week. Obviously, the city is smaller and much easier to navigate than Milan, with the...
by Lucy Upward | Jun 12, 2025 | Design & Trends, News
Thoughts of summer conjure up concepts such as warm colours, fun designs and exciting new ideas. In the summer issue, we look at the trend for Optimism in design, or what some call ‘Dopamine Decor’. This idea that colour can bring about mood change is...
by Lucy Upward | May 7, 2025 | Design Fairs, Events, Market Updates, News
The second Baku Carpet Festival, organised by Azerxalca Carpets, took place last weekend in multiple locations across the city centre. Here we look at some of the three-day event highlights including the day of lectures, multiple exhibitions and many rug...
by Lucy Upward | Apr 30, 2025 | Design Fairs, Events, Market Updates, News
A country that holds an annual carpet festival is surely one that is proud of its weaving heritage. For Azerbaijan the first edition of the event took place on 4-5 May 2024 in Baku’s Icherisheher (Old City), which was an impressive way to celebrate the country’s...
