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Oval Office Makeover

Replacing President Bush's "Sunbeam" Carpet designed by Laura Bush (at the cost of $62,000) is a new oval office carpet made for Obama. This time, apparently not on Taxpayer coin...Which is probably why the Obama Administration, who back in January 2009 stated they would not be replacing the sunburst Carpet, accepted the donation of this piece.

The new Obama Oval Office rug is in fact oval, and features a wheat/sand field with minor blue borders and main ivory border. Centered in the field of course is the Presidential Seal, and the outer edge inscribed with "historical quotes of meaning to President Obama.":

• "The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself" - President Franklin D. Roosevelt
• "The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long, But it Bends Towards Justice" - Martin Luther King, Jr.
• "Government of the People, By the People, For the People" - President Abraham Lincoln
• "No Problem of Human Destiny is Beyond Human Beings" - President John F. Kennedy
• "The Welfare of Each of Us is Dependent Fundamentally Upon the Welfare of All of Us" - President Theodore Roosevelt

Contrary to past tradition of renewing the Oval office with a taxpayer budget around $100,000, it is reported by CNN the carpet was a donation made by Scott Group Custom carpets, and many of the new items were US sourced this way, not on taxpayer's dollars.

Exhibitions - jozan.net

Exhibition of Coptic and Islamic textiles

Posted by : editor Published: January 12th, 2011

Dumortier will host an exhibition of Coptic and Islamic textiles 19 January till 20 February 2011 in their new and second gallery at Le Sablon, 37 rue des Minimes in Brussels. Dumortier also have a gallery and conservation studio in Antwerp. "We will exhibit around 40 pieces, Coptic, Fatimide and Mamlouk all conserved and mounted in our own studio. The textiles include different periods, [...]

Art Deco carpets

Posted by : editor Published: January 5th, 2011

During the 56th Brussels Antiques & Fine Arts Fair (BRAFA) 21-30 January 2011, one of the exhibitors, N.Vrouyr, will present more than 20 carpets from the De Saedeleer workshops and many other carpets from the Art Deco period. At the same time, a series of Art Deco carpets will be presented in the gallery of N. Vrouyr, Komedieplaats 4, 2000 Antwerpen. Locations and [...]

Outstanding exhibition of Caucasian rugs

Posted by : editor Published: November 22nd, 2010

The opening of Gothenburg Rug Society's (AKREP's) exhibition of antique Caucasian rugs took place 20 November 2010 in Gothenburg, Sweden, and was well attended. This outstanding exhibition will be open for the public in Frölunda Kulturhus through 16 December 2010. The next day Sunday 21 November members from both Swedish and Danish rug clubs were visiting the exhibition. [...]

Gothenburg rug events

Posted by : editor Published: November 10th, 2010

November, will be an interesting month for ruggies in Gothenburg, Sweden. AKREP, The Oriental Rug Society in Gothenburg, will hold a highly interesting exhibition of more than 50 antique Caucasian rugs in cooperation with a local culture institution, Frölunda Kulturhus from 20 November through 16 December 2010. Visitors will come from other parts of Sweden and from other Scandinavian [...]

Tulu exhibition in Milano

Posted by : editor Published: November 4th, 2010

Nader Rugs, Milano, will hold an exhibition of Tulu rugs "TULU Extraordinary Myths" in their gallery from 11 November through 27 November 2010. This exhibition is arranged in cooperation with Chiara Battini, Gallery Asiaoccidentale. Location and more information: Nader Tappeti, Via Santa Marta 10, Milano