Nazmiyal Collection

Nazmiyal Collection is a New York City-based specialist business dealing in antique and decorative carpets and textiles. Founded in 1980 by Jason Nazmiyal, the company operates as a dealer, collector, and service provider rather than as a mass-market home-furnishings label. Its activities include buying, selling, repairing, and restoring historic and decorative floor coverings and related textile works. The company’s inventory is presented through a Manhattan gallery measuring approximately 5,000 square feet. The collection draws from a broad geographic and cultural range, including Persian, Turkish, Caucasian, Chinese, Egyptian, European, Moroccan, and American carpets. This breadth places the business within the specialist art, antiques, and interior-design market, where provenance, age, weaving tradition, rarity, condition, design, and suitability for a particular interior can influence the value and appeal of an object. The collection includes examples dating from different historical periods. Reported holdings include rare carpets from the sixteenth century as well as textiles dating to the fourth century. In addition to commercial activity, the company’s objects have had a connection with the institutional art world: items from the collection were used as backdrops in exhibitions of work by artist Paul Thek at the Whitney Museum. That association illustrates the way antique carpets and textiles can function not only as collectible objects, but also as elements of exhibition design and contemporary artistic presentation. Nazmiyal Collection’s business scope combines retail and specialist advisory functions. Customers may seek individual rugs for residential or commercial interiors, historically significant pieces for collecting, or conservation and restoration services for existing textiles. Its geographic range and emphasis on antique material distinguish it from contemporary rug manufacturers and general home-decor retailers. Publicly available reference material identifies the company’s New York location, founding date, founder, gallery scale, geographic collecting scope, and museum-related use of its pieces, but does not provide verified information on revenue, ownership structure, employee leadership beyond the founder, or a detailed current operating footprint.

Nazmiyal Collection was established in 1980 by Jason Nazmiyal in New York City. From its beginnings, the business focused on antique and decorative carpets and textiles, operating in the specialist market for historic floor coverings and related woven objects. Its role extends beyond straightforward retail: the company buys and sells pieces, while also providing repair and restoration services for carpets and textiles that may have collectible, decorative, or historical value. The company is based in Manhattan and is associated with a gallery of approximately 5,000 square feet. The gallery format supports the display and examination of substantial objects and allows the collection to present works from multiple weaving traditions and regions. Reported geographic categories include Persia, Turkey, the Caucasus, China, Egypt, Europe, Morocco, and the Americas. This range reflects the international character of the antique-carpet trade and gives the collection a cross-cultural scope rather than a focus on a single national or regional school. The chronological range of the holdings is also broad. Reference material describes rare carpets from the sixteenth century and textiles dating as far back as the fourth century. Such objects occupy an overlap between interior decoration, antiques, and collecting. Their significance may depend on factors including craftsmanship, design, materials, age, rarity, condition, and historical context. Restoration is therefore an important complementary activity: conservation work can help preserve the physical integrity and visual character of older woven pieces, although the available reference material does not specify the company’s particular conservation methods or technical staff. Nazmiyal Collection has also intersected with the museum and contemporary-art environment. Objects from the collection were used as backdrops in exhibitions of works by Paul Thek at the Whitney Museum. This use demonstrates that the company’s inventory has served an exhibition role in addition to its function as merchandise for collectors and interiors. Antique carpets can provide spatial, visual, and material context for art installations, and their inclusion in museum presentations can introduce historically made textiles to audiences outside the traditional antiques market. Public reference information establishes the company’s founding, New York base, founder, gallery size, collecting regions, historical range, and association with the Whitney Museum exhibitions. It does not establish a separate parent corporation, public listing, revenue figures, current executive roster beyond the founder, or a detailed chronology of later expansions and product launches. Accordingly, the documented history is best understood as that of an independent specialist dealer whose identity is rooted in the curation, sale, and care of antique and decorative carpets and textiles.

• 1980

  Company founded

  [1]Nazmiyal collectionen.wikipedia.org

  Jason Nazmiyal founded Nazmiyal Collection in New York City as a specialist business dealing in antique and decorative carpets and textiles.

A specialist Manhattan antique-rug and textile dealer positioned around historic, decorative, and collectible carpets, supported by acquisition, sales, repair, and restoration expertise.

• Antique carpets

  Antique Persian carpets

  Carpets from Persia form one of the major geographic categories represented in the collection. These pieces are positioned as historic and decorative works for collectors, interiors, and specialist buyers. The available reference material does not identify particular Persian weaving centers, designs, or individual inventory items.

• Antique carpets

  Antique Turkish carpets

  Turkish carpets are included among the collection’s principal regional categories. They contribute to the company’s international range of antique floor coverings and may be offered for decorative, collecting, or historical interest. Specific patterns, dates, and examples are not identified in the available source material.

• Antique carpets

  Caucasian carpets

  The collection includes carpets associated with the Caucasus, broadening its coverage beyond Persian and Turkish traditions. These works form part of the company’s curated antique and decorative inventory. Public references do not provide a detailed catalogue of the specific Caucasian regions, dates, or weaving types represented.

• Textiles

  Historic and decorative textiles

  Alongside carpets, Nazmiyal Collection handles historic and decorative textiles. Reported holdings include pieces dating as far back as the fourth century, giving this part of the collection a substantially wider chronological scope than ordinary contemporary home décor. The business also repairs and restores textile objects.

• Conservation services

  Carpet repair and restoration

  Repair and restoration are part of the company’s service offering for antique and decorative carpets and textiles. These services complement buying and selling by addressing the care of older woven objects. The available sources do not describe specific techniques, facilities, guarantees, or pricing.

1. 1Nazmiyal collectionen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Nazmiyal Collection official websitenazmiyalantiquerugs.com