Iran, Looking Back
When we planned our second Field Note From Iran, we had no idea how significant our trip would seem this soon in retrospect. In Iran, we felt completely safe...
Persian Immersion
Last November, Molly and Margit traveled to Iran to experience the context and creation of Gabbehs. Our impressions were countless, and this is the...
Soulful Gabbehs
Visiting Istanbul for Turkish Rug Week in early October offered me incredible insight into the rug industry today. With representatives from countries as diverse as...
Istanbul Carpet Week
Guests at Istanbul Carpet Week, October 6-9, 2016, included international experts, designers and dealers, like me. The mission was to draw...
The Big Apple
We relish the relaxed quality of island living, but the buzz of New York City is always a welcome change. This September we had the opportunity to visit...
On Island Time
Most of the time we travel to far flung corners of the earth for Archeo, but occasionally we get to stay close to home. On a recent trip, we went...
Berber Rugs
A love of any particular art form connects you to others who share it. So from the moment I met Ishmail and Soufiane, who are brothers and rug...
Morocco
Marrakech, Morocco, can only be described in multi-dimensions. Every moment commands all of the senses at once, working to process what’s happening...
Archeo's Sister Store
It’s been weeks since I’ve written. But I have a good excuse. I’ve been busy opening a second store! Archeo will always be my first love. We continue...
Holiday to Harmony
We finally took down our Christmas tree. It opened up such a nice clean space in the room that we kept going. We took the towering bookstacks off...
New Website
We have redesigned our website and it has been a long journey. As you can imagine, we are a gallery full of stylistically opinionated women. The...