“Ten years ago Moshe Tabibnia, one of the world's foremost carpet dealers, set himself an awesome challenge. He would acquire the best examples, in terms of age and condition, of all the great classical carpet genres. The task combined painstaking research, breathtaking spending and, often, sheer luck. […]The fruit of his labour is ‘Milestones in the History of Carpets’, an exhibition that runs until November 10 at his gallery in Milan. It comprises 30 of the finest carpets in the world. To understand this achievement, and the man behind it, you need to look at the story behind just one of them: the Karapinar carpet […]”.
 
Ben Timberlake