Jozan Magazine

Austria Auction Company's next auction 'Fine Antique Oriental Rugs 44' will take place Saturday, 5 September 2026. This auction includes a broad selection of fine antique oriental rugs and carpets among the 215 lots. The preview at Palais Breuner in Vienna will take place Wednesday 2 September to Friday 4 September from 11am to 5pm, and Saturday 5 September from 11am to 4pm. The online catalogue has been published and can be found at austriaauction.com.

HALI Magazine's 50th anniversary celebrations in central London have been rescheduled to 18-24 October 2027, one week later than originally announced, following a venue issue outside the organisers' control.

The Textile Museum's "Rug and Textile Appreciation Morning" series continues on Saturday, 25 July, 2026, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT, with a virtual session titled "Turkmen: Tribal Carpets and Traditions." The session looks back at a milestone in the museum's history: the 1980 exhibition of the same title, which brought together close to 100 outstanding weavings, a large share drawn from the museum's own holdings.

On 26 June 2026, the exhibition "Azerbaijani Carpets: From Tradition to Contemporary Art" opened at the Ethnographic Museum in Budapest. The exhibition marks the 120th anniversary of carpet artist and scholar Latif Karimov. The exhibition includes historical carpets from the 17th to 20th centuries, along with traditional textiles, national costumes, jewellery, carpet sketches and contemporary works. It presents carpet traditions from the Karabakh, Shirvan and Baku regions.

The International Conference on Oriental Carpets (ICOC) has announced new dates for the 16th ICOC in Brescia to 13-16 May 2027. The reason is that the Italian authorities suddenly changed the dates for the world famous car race Mille Miglia from June to the end of May, which would have coincided with the earlier announced dates of the ICOC. Plans are being made to extend ICOC-XVI to Milan.

The 2027 edition of Carpet & Textile Forum will take place 6-8 April 2027 at the at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott in Boulton, California. The launch of the event will be on Tuesday 6 April with the opening of Dealers' Show, followed over the next two days by a variety of rug and textile sessions culminating with a "Show and Tell" on Thursday afternoon. On Thursday evening the participants will enjoy a Southwest Barbecue.

This article is part of Jozan Magazine's ongoing series of personal portraits. Thomas Cole first arrived in Asia at the age of nineteen - and never truly left. What began as a search for an alternative reality developed over decades into a career uniting two lifelong passions: oriental textiles and the written word.

Viscontea Casa d'Aste will hold its upcoming Milano Decor auction on 23 June 2026 in Milan, featuring a substantial selection of carpets. Viewing will take place on 18, 19 and 22 June at the auction house premises in Milan (Via Guido Cavalcanti 8), with opening hours from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm (CEST). The sale includes carpet lots 365-444 within the afternoon session, which begins at 3:00 pm and covers lots 222-500.

This article is part of Jozan Magazine's ongoing series of personal portraits from the oriental rug world, highlighting the experiences and perspectives of dealers, researchers, and experts. Aaron Nejad opened his antique rug business in London in 1994, entering a market he describes as a golden era. Since then he has built a reputation for decorative and country house carpets, launched the London Antique Rug and Textile Art Fair, and broadened his activity into tapestries and textiles.

Soulis Auctions continues the sale of the John Adair Jr. Collection with 'Antique Caucasian Rugs from the Adair Estate', on Saturday 27 June 2026. The fourth sale in the series follows the opening sale in December 2025, a second sale in February 2026, and a third sale in April 2026. Public previews will take place Thursday and Friday 25 and 26 June from 11am to 4pm or by appointment.