Donegal Carpets http://www.tesselar.net/blogs/donegal/ en Copyright 2006 Wed, 31 May 2006 15:37:17 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Donegal Carpets Joins Architectural Crafts Group ace_logo.jpg Donegal Carpets Ireland has partnered with the Architectural Crafts Expertise (ACE) marketing group to promote and support artisans in the ancient crafts of architectural joinery, decorative plasterwork, stained glass and, of course, hand-knotted carpets.

The ACE initiative is supported by the EU Programme for Peace & Reconciliation and administered by Co-operation Ireland.

]]> http://www.tesselar.net/archive/2006/05/donegal_carpets_joins_architec_1.html http://www.tesselar.net/archive/2006/05/donegal_carpets_joins_architec_1.html Affiliations Wed, 31 May 2006 15:37:17 -0600 Auction Report - 20th Century DecArts at CNY Christies 1634 lot 55
This month’s 20th Century Decorative Arts sale at Christies New York brought four more antique Donegals to market. Lot 27, a simplified version of the popular Ushak-style design attributed to Alexander Morton’s nephew Gavin Morton, and lot 42, a “Donnemara”, were marginal performers with condition issues. Lot 57, an attractive a rose and trellis design possibly attributed to Ann MacBeth on stylistic grounds, was a steal at $6000. The surprise of the sale was lot 55, a squarish plain-field carpet with a border of large alternating leaves reminiscent of the main border in the “Lisburn” attributed to C.F.A. Voysey. This carpet sold for more than $32,000, which is a high price for a lesser-known Donegal. (Click image to enlarge.)

]]> http://www.tesselar.net/archive/2006/03/auction_report_20th_century_de_1.html http://www.tesselar.net/archive/2006/03/auction_report_20th_century_de_1.html Donegals at Auction Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:25:14 -0600 Grove Park Inn Arts & Crafts Conference 2006 2007 Conference poster.gif
Donegal Carpets attended the Arts & Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. We had a wonderful time with old friends and made some new ones, and to our great delight we were also able to display a few samples of our GuildCraft carpets to great effect. We hope that Donegal Carpets will be an official exhibitor at next year’s conference.

]]> http://www.tesselar.net/archive/2006/02/grove_park_inn_arts_crafts_con.html http://www.tesselar.net/archive/2006/02/grove_park_inn_arts_crafts_con.html Events Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:06:09 -0600 GuildCraft Collection Shown in Rug News Rug News
Donegal Carpets’ new GuildCraft Collection of authentic period Arts & Crafts designs from C.F.A. Voysey was featured in the trade publication “Rug News”. The GuildCraft Collection debuted at Michael FitzSimmons Decorative Arts in Chicago.

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]]> http://www.tesselar.net/archive/2006/01/guildcraft_collection_featured_1.html http://www.tesselar.net/archive/2006/01/guildcraft_collection_featured_1.html Press Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:32:49 -0600 Donegal Carpets Featured in Old-House Journal Cover Story OHJ article pageThe October 2005 issue of Old-House Journal featured an excellent article on Arts & Crafts carpets, in which Donegal Carpets were, naturally, quite prominent. The article, entitled “Arts & Crafts Rug Renaissance,” provides one of the best overviews of the subject available to date.

You can view the article, minus the excellent photographs, on the Old-House Journal website. Congratulations and thanks to Dasha Morgan and Old-House Journal for a thorough and well-researched article.

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