To coincide with the Venice Biennale 2022, founder of Nilufar Gallery, Nina Yashar, has curated two exhibitions at the the Giovanni Nicelli Private Airport in Venice Lido.
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Outdoor Designs for 2022
As Spring arrives and we head towards warmer months, it is time to think about what outdoor rugs your exterior space requires. Here we highlight 6 great new outdoors rugs for Summer 2022.
Radical Acts. Why Craft Matters
The second edition of the Harewood Biennial, ‘Radical Acts. Why Craft Matters’ opened at Harewood House in Leeds on 26 March
Sheila Hicks: Off Grid
A major exhibition of work by one of the world’s foremost textile artists Sheila Hicks is now on at the Hepworth Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
The Digital Future
Lockdown saw a massive global increase in online sales. But as countries open up, how does this change in buying look for rug businesses going forwards into 2022 and beyond? Denna Jones talks to three rug brands about how their digital sales have changed—and what lies ahead
Editor’s Picks: April 2022
Every month COVER Editor Lucy Upward will select highlights from the latest rugs on the market to appear on the COVER website.
Making Nuno
Travelling exhibition ‘Making NUNO – Japanese Textile Innovation from Sudō Reiko’ is now on at the Textilmuseum St. Gallen
Tufted Art: Caroline Kaufman
In COVER 66 Lucy Upward looks at the trend for tufted homewares and art and speaks to four dedicated tufters about the joys of the craft. This extract from the article focuses on the work of New York-based textile designer and artist Caroline Kaufman
The Wardrobe of the World
The Upper Franconian Textile Museum in Helmbrechts, Germany celebrates the local area’s textile history. COVER Editor Lucy Upward pays the museum a visit