In 1983 Out Of The Nomads Tent was launched by Rufus Reade. A few years later he began exploring with groups the regions which supplied his shop, such as Turkey, Persia, and Central, South and South East Asia. From the very beginning this in depth approach to the business continued and was combined with exhibitions, talks and music. The first exhibition was in a Qashqai 'black tent' set up in the grounds of Edinburgh College of Art, with rugs and kilims spilling out over the grass around it. During 2023 we will put on two major exhibitions: Iconic Iran and India...