One thing you should never travel without
I love to travel and for my travels I have a checklists of things I should have with me while I am on the road. Silk scarf is a "must have" for traveling. In this post let me explain you why.
Silk scarf keeps you warm in cold weather and cool in hot weather
That’s just a quality of silk. Say, you are in Uzbekistan in late August. It is really hot during the day but by 8 pm you would want something warm around your shoulders. That’s when a silk scarf comes handy.
Or, let’s say you are in Venice. When you are walking on a mainland the temperature is perfect, but when you travel by canal boats it gets windy. You will be glad to have something to cover your neck with.
Ikat outdoor pillows
Outdoors is life! Outdoors is especially fun and enjoyable in summer. Patio and garden design services have seen an increase in demand over the last year. Quite a few of us will come out of the pandemic with outdoor decorating skills. The same is true with gardening.
"Gardening may be a rare positive trend to emerge from the crippling pandemic, said Diane Blazek, executive director of the U.S. industry group National Garden Bureau."
Reuters
Since our patios and gardens are where we spend most of our outdoor time it is important to surround ourselves with beautiful and quality textiles. This is where our ikat outdoor pillows are irreplaceable decor items.
“Designed by Miran”: a world of hand embroidered suzani
UzbekAlive is partnering with Bukhara based brand "Designed by Miran" to bring to our platform hand-embroidered suzani. All suzani products are listed in a new category of products called “Designed by Miran”.
New milestone
With Miran UzbekAlive is reaching a new milestone in terms of offering Central Asian textiles to the global audience. In addition to ikats which we have been offering since 2002, we now offer another artisanal gem of Uzbekistan textile heritage.- suzani.
Suzani exhibition in a harem
this post is about suzani, not so much about harem but I would like to start with some historic information to give you a context.
Summer residence of Emir of Bukhara: Sitorai Mohi-Hosa
The last Emir of Bukhara had his summer residence in the outskirts of Bukhara. The palace was built in the early 20th century. The style of the palace is a representation of the Emir himself - the man who stood between Eastern and Western traditions and curiously absorbed both. Russian influenced architecture of the palace was mixed with French furniture, Polish chandeliers, Chinese porcelain and Dutch heaters covered with German tiles. Colorful glass and plaster wall decorations In geometrical patterns indicate that the place belonged to a Muslim sovereign.