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Con & Verdonck b.v.
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Con & Verdonck complete restoration of the Tuschinski Carpet for
Pathé International
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As a major element in the huge task of returning Amsterdam's
world-famous Tuschinski Theatre to its original Art Deco glory,
the theatre's owners Pathé International commissioned The Netherlands'
best known Oriental carpet company, Con & Verdonck b.v. of Den Haag,
to restore to original condition the enormous but severely damaged
carpet that had embellished the cinema-theatre's foyer during the
period 1980s.
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The Tuschinski Carpet in the Restoration Studio
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Following several months intensive work by a selected
team of master restorers, Con & Verdonck delivered the unusual and
striking carpet back to the Tuschinski Theatre in Reguliersbreestraat,
fully cleaned and completely returned to its original state, on
schedule and in time for its inclusion in the official opening of
the superbly renovated Amsterdam landmark.
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Collecting the carpet from the Tuschinski Theatre
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Collection from the Tuschinski Theatre
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The restored carpet was originally made to order in
Morocco, in a design based upon the original Daventer carpet that
had been commissioned by the Tuschinski Theatre's founder, Abraham
Tuschinski, when he built the theatre in 1921. Although highly abstract,
the carpet's design is based upon a huge repeating Eagle motif,
said to have also been included in the composition of the original
Tuschinski Carpet as a reference to the flag of Abraham Tuschinski's
native Poland.
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Arrival of the Tuschinski Carpet at the Con &
Verdonck restoration studios
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Delivery of the carpet to the restoration studios
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In addition to the restoration commission, Con & Verdonck
have been requested to research the possibilities of producing a
totally accurate recreation of the original Tuschinski Carpet. Preliminary
research suggests this Daventer work was very different in both
colour and texture to the item that Con & Verdonck have just returned
to the Tuschinski, and which may now be viewed in place in the foyer
of the superbly renovated historical building.
Con & Verdonck b.v. were founded in 1933 by the banker
J.M. Con and Oriental carpet merchant Isidore Verdonck, and quickly
rose to become the best known and most successful Oriental carpet
company in The Netherlands. Today, Con & Verdonck operate a
centralised hub operation from their famous premises at Hoogstraat
30, Den Haag, close to the Royal Palace. The conservation and cleaning
division responsible for the restoration of the Tuschinski Theatre
Carpet is one of the several newly-streamlined services the company
offers decorators and other interiors specialists, as well as their
regular private clients.
Con & Verdonck b.v. Den Haag April 2002
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