Mixed media, miniature sculptures, monumental mirror-polished balloon figures – art is, as ever, in its avant-garde era. And yet, over the past year, among both serious collectors and interiors-minded aesthetes, vintage tapestries are the decidedly un–forward-thinking category that has, ironically, emerged as the asset du jour.
Once ‘old-fashioned,' tapestries are now understood as a shortcut to cool, but not all are created equal. There are wonderful vintage examples and weaker ones, and as interest has surged, so too has the number of convincing reproductions that offer the look without 16th-century-level prices. The challenge isn’t appreciating them; it’s finding the good ones.
