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Blogs about New York City / NYC

Nazmiyal Antique Rugs‘ stunning rug gallery and showroom is located in Midtown Manhattan, NYC. We want to keep you updated with everything going on in the city, especially in the rug and interior design world.

This collection of blog posts covers everything from local magazines and publications, to NYC-based interior designers, to local rug auctions, and more! Looking for something to do at Rockefeller Center? As city locals, we have you covered with the best recommendations. Wondering what kind of rug history you can learn about at the Met Museum or the Guggenheim? We have that covered too.

At Nazmiyal, we love the beautiful location of our showroom and we want to share that beauty with you. Browse through our NYC blog posts to read more.

Antique Rug Gallery Intern Afterthoughts by Nazmiyal Antique Rugs

Antique Rug Gallery Intern Afterthoughts

What are you doing this summer? Generally, that is one of the first questions asked to a college student. Response: “I am an intern at an antique rug gallery.” Usually people have a double take when they hear this. Antique rugs are associated with a specific crowd, not a liberal arts student. But, as I explain to them, it all comes together. The term antique rugs is marred by misconceptions. It strays from the general art gallery mentality and instead focuses on a consumer oriented market, not the contemporary art scene.

New York Magazine Obama First Family on Nazmiyal Rug by Nazmiyal Antique Rugs

New York Magazine First Family on Nazmiyal Rug

With a global economy in turmoil, conflicts raging in the Middle East and Africa, poverty and global warming, we, as a people, are facing serious challenges. During the recent US elections, America has demonstrated its belief in the “audacity of hope”. We have made a historic decision to leave behind the divisive identities that have so far kept us from working together for a common purpose. We have affirmed that the things that unite us are far more important than the issues that separate us from one another, and that to meet the challenges ahead, America must look to the future rather than the past.

Veranda Magazine and Nazmiyal Celebrate New Moon Rugs Launch by Nazmiyal Antique Rugs

Veranda Magazine and Nazmiyal Celebrate New Moon Rugs Launch

This past Thursday the Nazmiyal Collection hosted an opening celebration at its Manhattan NYC rug gallery for a new line of contemporary Tibetan rugs, produced by the renowned carpet firm, New Moon rugs. Made in Nepal and designed by John Kurtz, New Moon rugs has in recent years established a new standard of quality in the production of Oriental rugs and more modern contemporary carpets.

AIG Risk Management Team At Nazmiyal Antique Rugs

AIG Risk Management Team At Nazmiyal

On June 4, The New York Nazmiyal gallery welcomed AIG Private Client Group’s Risk Management Specialists for an educational lecture on new and antique carpets from around the world. Betsy Murphy, our antique carpet specialist, provided insight on carpet classifications and identifiers to help distinguish between fine quality antique carpets and new production carpets.

Jason Nazmiyal At Historical Society Discussion by Nazmiyal Antique Rugs

Jason At Historical Society Discussion

We are pleased to announce that Jason Nazmiyal was asked to participate in a panel discussion at the New York Historical Society. This stimulating panel discussion about antique rugs and carpets, From Tibet to Timbuktu and the Art of Collecting Fine Rugs and Textiles, was moderated by the pillar of the New York rug scene, Mary Jo Otsea, who has long headed the rug and carpet department at Sotheby’s New York.

Wolf Collection of Early Anatolian Kilims by Nazmiyal Antique Rugs

Wolf Collection of Early Anatolian Kilims

During the weekend of April 11 through 13, New York witnessed a major antique rug event. A symposium sponsored by the Hajji Baba Club was held on Saturday at the New York Historical Society, along with an exhibition, From Timbuktu to Tibet , which open Friday evening, comprised of outstanding pieces from New York private collections.

Kashmir Shawl at Asia Society NYC by Nazmiyal Antique Rugs

Kashmir Shawl at Asia Society NYC

This past week, one of the most outstanding textiles in the Nazmiyal Collection, a splendid antique Kashmir shawl of the eighteenth century, went on display at New York’s Asia Society as part of a special exhibition, “The Arts of Kashmir.” This exhibition represents a major international effort involving loans from collections all over the world. It is the first major exhibition entirely devoted to the arts of Kashmir from late antiquity up to the present time, covering media of every kind.