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Press Coverage for Torana Carpet stores

In addition to the articles on China shopping quoted below, Torana Carpets are listed in the following guidebooks: Lonely Planet China Guide, Lonely Planet Best of Shanghai, Fodors China Guide, Luxe Guide, That's Beijing Insider's Guide, That's Shanghai Expert Guide

That's Beijing Home magazine cover feature on Torana Galleries
That's Beijing Home Magazine, November 2006, cover feature on owner Chris Buckley and Torana Galleries

"intricate designs, stunning colors and rich traditions"

"sleek designs offer a contemporary twist on traditional patterns"

Asia Wall Street Journal Magazine feature on Torana galleries
Asia Wall Street Journal Weekend Magazine, November 24-26 2006

Full page feature by Karen Mazurkewich on Torana Galleries, focussing on Tibetan rugs "minimalist designs that suit today's modern aesthetic"

Financial Times How To Spend It Shanghai feature

"Chris Buckley, the British owner of of Torana House personally sources Tibetan rugs, carpets and furniture of impeccable quality and provenance. The pieces are beautifully displayed in this recently opened, 3-floored gallery." Gary Bowerman, writing in the FT Weekend Magazine "how to spend it" May 2005

"Chris Buckley's shop, TORANA HOUSE, is Shanghai's exclusive place for intricate hand-spun Tibetan rugs" Departures Magazine, China special edition October 2005.
Departures magazine China feature
"Tibetan Antique furniture expert Chris Buckley's renowned Beijing shop, Torana Gallery, now has a sister in Shanghai: Torana House, a showroom-like space filled with treasures from the isolated plateau" Travel and Leisure Magazine, March 2006.
Travel Leisure magazine China and Shanghai feature
City Weekend magazine coverage of Torana Galleries exhibition of photographs of Tibetan artisans and weavers "a unique exhibit that combines powerful photographs of Tibetan artisans by Beijing-based photographer Mimi Kuo along with the crafts they produced" Karen Ma, writing in City Weekend magazine about the Living Hands exhibition at Torana Gallery and Torana House, September 2005.
Good Housekeeping magazine feature on Shanghai carpet shopping
Good Housekeeping magazine feature on Torana Galleries
Good Housekeeping magazine feature on Torana Galleries, November 2005

TrendsHome magazine feature on Torana Galleries, December 2005

Shanghai Morning Post
Design & Deco feature on Torana House
Tibetan carpets at Shanghai Torana House in Trendshome magazine
Trendshome magazine feature on carpets Shanghai Torana House

"a must-see for anyone looking for high quality furnishings, particularly textiles, with accurate information". Wild China website

"check out the traditional Tibetan rugs, carpets and antique furniture at Torana". Voyage Magazine "Secret Shanghai: Twenty Hidden Gems" May 2005

"a stunning selection of carpets". Shanghai Courier, February 2005