Tag Archives: Shirdak Gallery

Shirdak 10th Anniversary

Posted on March 4, 2013 by admin

  This year 2013 we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Shirdak. Our tribal textiles gallery on the Prinsengracht opened its doors in the autumn of 2003. Tweet

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Felt road in Kyrgyzstan

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin

Stef Verhoeven has written a great story in the Dutch Magazine Zin edition april 2012. link Tweet

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New Spring collection Shirdak rugs

Posted on April 12, 2012 by admin

A couple of days before leaving to the Selvedge Fair in London, our new Spring collection of Shirdak rugs arrived.  I had a quick look in the boxes but only now I had time to describe them and place them on our … Continue reading →

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Chests and cupboards filled with textiles, delicious !

Posted on January 27, 2012 by admin

  When I was a little child I always loved to sniff in the linen closet and play with the nicely and neatly arranged stacks of white linen. In the wardrobe the world to me seems soft and freshly organized. … Continue reading →

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Never a dull moment at Shirdak in 2011

Posted on January 3, 2012 by admin

Looking back on an exciting Shirdak year full of success and surprises. In 2011 we started with the exhibition of the Christine Mayer Peace collection. With a beautiful article in the magazine Selvedge we were happy to have this new … Continue reading →

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Kirgiz artisans at Shirdak Amsterdam

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

Kirgiz artisans visiting gallery Shirdak Amsterdam On a windy Sunday in November I welcomed four Kirgiz women. They are artists in felt, coming from Kyrgyzstan. Travelling through Europe, they try to interest people for their beautiful crafts. In the Kirgiz … Continue reading →

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Winter Season at Shirdak Part One

Posted on November 18, 2011 by admin

Time flies when you’re busy. Every year in September I am excited to start the new season. The Autumn and Winter season is our best time to surprise the clients with warm and cosy felt slippers, nice scarves, comfortable cushions and … Continue reading →

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MEESTERLIJK Fair for design and applied arts 2011

Posted on September 24, 2011 by admin

Today I was driving several times between my garage, my shop and the RAI, it is a huge fair complex in Amsterdam . This saturday Meesterlijk will start, a fair for design and applied arts. Tweet

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Final part of my exciting journey in Central Asia summer 2011

Posted on September 17, 2011 by admin

Surrounded by nature is our last week in Kyrgyzstan. If you experience the nature in Kyrgyzstan you can also understand the Kyrgyz arts and crafts better. The color combinations in the traditional felt rugs called shyrdak are the color combinations … Continue reading →

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Shyrdak Rugs & felt making in At Bashi, Kyrgyzstan

Posted on July 26, 2011 by admin

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