Anna Levi: Tell us more about your around-the-world journey to becoming a carpet designer. Jan Kath: I grew up on the carpet. My grandfather and my father were carpet dealers. They travelled to markets all over the world to bring the most beautiful rugs to Germany. I am very familiar with the old craft and […]

Alberto Levi: Un architetto deve avere molte qualità, a volte anche la parte di un terapeuta. Come imposti il ​​rapporto con i tuoi clienti? Clara Bona: L’architetto che si occupa di case deve per forza essere un pò psicologo, perchè per progettare una casa devi conoscere abitudini, desideri e gusti di chi la abiterà. Entri […]

Early 20th-century decorative arts and African tribal art coalesce in Barbara Frua’s new Par Terre III collection. The renowned Milanese interior designer with an eclectic and sophisticated approach to decoration, Barbara Frua presents her latest collection of jute and cotton flat weaves in association with the Alberto Levi Gallery. Par terre III consists of seven […]

Il Manifesto dell’Abitare è uno strumento utile alla progettazione degli spazi domestici del futuro. Strategy Innovation ha voluto costruire la sua casa ideale attraverso la forza delle parole, utilizzando, per così dire, un rendering testuale. Ciascuna stanza è descritta in modo tale da stimolare riflessioni e idee, al servizio di architetti, designer e urbanisti. Siamo lieti […]

Hali, also the Turkish word for Carpet, is the most influential magazine dedicated to antique textile arts. It has been published continuously in London since 1978. Alberto Levi has been a regular editorial contributor to Hali since the early 90s. As an independent researcher, collector, lecturer and dealer in Milan, he always had an affinity […]

HALI has organized several highly interesting and special events in Italy 5-11 February 2023 to precede the two-day colloquium and expert conference “Kerman Carpets of the Safavid Period (1501-1736)” 10-11 February in Genoa. Conceived as a celebration of the wealth of antique carpets and textiles in Italy, a week of talks, guided museum visits and […]

I am truly delighted to announce that the San Francisco ARTS show is back with a vengeance! Opening on Friday December 3 at 2.30 pm, it will be hosted, just like the good old days, at the near- mythical Motel Capri, a true gem of American 50’s design dominating the corner of Greenwich and Buchanan […]

Jan Kath – Contemporary Rug Art When in the Fall of 2002 I became acquainted with Jan Kath, then a young and very promising contemporary rug artist, I hadn’t realised that soon my career would take a very significant turn. We had been introduced by Ben Evans, who at the time was a senior editor […]