Danny Mehra Carpets

Man s world november 2017.

Danny mehra carpets.

Danny mehra with his collection of carpets at the harrington street arts centre. Akhila ranganna walking into danny mehra s private studio which houses his extensive collection of tribal carpets is like stepping into colour and design heaven. Danny mehra delivers a talk on the iconography found in tribal carpets. While there was an instant urge to collect more.

Love for visual art can manifest in. Meet danny mehra a collector who will have his first exhibition and sale of his priced carpets for bangaloreans. Compulsive collector danny mehra collects not just the rugs but also the countless stories behind them. There are carpets as far as the eye can see mounted on walls stacked on beds and piled on the floor.

Rashbehari das there are few things that get bangalore based danny mehra as fired up and happy as finding irregularities in the designs of what he calls informal carpets. Collector danny mehra showcasing an exhibition carpet stories an anthology of rare tribal carpets from persia iran anatolia turkey the caucasus armenia azerbaijan georgia dagestan central asia uzbekistan kyrgyzstan turkmenistan and various kurdish enclaves. Danny moved to bangalore six years ago after a long stint in the u s. Natural dyes were used which resulted in mellow colors.

The carpets were made of sheep wool and were woven primarily by the women. The men were in charge of dyeing and selling. We looked at and understood the. Danny mehra s astonishing carpet collection is truly something to behold.

Walking into danny mehra s private studio which houses his extensive collection of tribal carpets is like stepping into colour and design heaven. Danny mehra s interest in carpets started in 1983 thanks to his mother in law who gifted the newly married couple two azerbaijani tribal carpets. Danny mehra s collection of rare tribal carpets is on show at the india international centre. Danny mehra at india international centre new delhi.

There are carpets as far as the eye can see mounted on walls stacked on beds and piled on the floor.