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Paul Hughes' carpet designs are available on request from the above address.
Paul specializes in Pre-Colombian textiles but also acts as agent for Marc Newson, Shiro Kuramata
and Ole Wanscher.
Paul can be contacted at:
Tel : + 44 (0) 20 7243 8598
Fax: + 44 (0) 20 7221 8785
Email: ph@paulhughes.co.uk
Address:
Paul Hughes Fine Arts
Suite 132, 22 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3JE
T +44 (0)7970 934442
F +44 (0)20 7243 4777
China mobile +86 1376 4178 172
The following is an excerpt from Debrett's People of Today where Mr Hughes
has been listed since 1994 for his contributions to the arts:
'Studied knitwear design Antwerp 1973 - 1976, founder and knitwear designer
of Cachaca (later Liberated Lady) shop, Kings Road, London 1976 - 1979.
Sold knitwear business and traveled extensively in Latin America and
Africa. Studied and collected ethnic textiles.
Studied textile collections at Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, New York,
Brooklyn Museum, Washington Textile Museum and V & A, London whilst serving
an internship handling conservation co-ordination and customer service at
Artweave Textile Gallery, New York. In 1980, opened own textile gallery in
New York, relocating to San Francisco in 1981.
Founder and proprietor of the Paul Hughes Gallery, London in 1983. Textile
exhibitions held at gallery: Pre-Columbian Andean Textile Art, 2'000 Years
of Andean Textile Art, European Textiles 15th -20th Century, Kuba Raffia
Textiles for Zaire, 17th Century English Embroideries, Textiles of Africa
and pre-Columbian and Coptic Textiles.
Traveling exhibitions co-coordinated and curated 1989 - 1996: Pre-Columbian
Textile Art (Grasse Austria, 1989 and Milan, Italy, 1991), Tiger Rugs of
Tibet (Milan, 1992), African Majesty (Antwerp, Belgium, 1992), Rediscovery
of pre-Columbian textiles (Anwerp, 1993), Time Warps (Sammlung, Hauser &
Wirth, Zurich, Gallerie Asbek, Copenhagen, Le Monde d'Art, Paris, Paul
Kasmin Gallery, New York all in 1995), Andean Textile Art (Kasmin Gallery,
New York & Kohseki, Japan, 1996), Resonance (Gordon Reece Gallery, London,
1998) and Feather Light - Mid-Century Furniture and Andean Feather Textiles
(Olympia, London, 1998).
Most of the above exhibitions have received accolades in reviews from Hali
International Textile Magazines to Japan Times.
Publications: Three exhibition catalogues:
"Pre-Columbian Andean Textile Art", Carla Sozzani Editore, Milan, 1991.
"Rediscovery of pre-Columbian Textiles", Lamandart Editors, Antwerp, 1994.
"Time Warps", Paul Hughes Editor, London, 1995.'
Since 1989 we have been collaborating with artists to develop their artworks
into hand knotted carpets. Amongst others were Caro Niederer (Swiss) and
Cathy De Moncheux (English). In addition we have also developed our own
range of designs for hand knotted wool and silk carpets. See carpet
section for further information.
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