Thesaurus results for TAPESTRIES

tapestries

noun

plural of tapestry

as in mosaics

something made up of many different things, people, etc. In spring and early summer, the garden was a vivid tapestry of colors. All of our experiences, both good and bad, form part of the rich tapestry of our lives.

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Recent Examples of tapestries An angular bangle from 1975 designed by textile artist Kim Naver, for example, is exhibited with one of her tapestries, while the supple form of a 1963-era brooch by designer Nanna Ditzel is echoed in one of her chairs nearby. —

Katherine McGrath, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026 The tapestries were hung in the room in the 1920s at the request of Queen Elizabeth’s grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary. —

Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026 Featuring loans from institutions across Europe, the exhibition gathers some two hundred of Raphael’s paintings, drawings, and tapestries, placing greatest hits alongside studies to illuminate his creative process. —

Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026 The main sitting area, between the Coquille d’Or bar and the reception area, feels at once Art Deco and Arts & Crafts with its blend of old and modern– carpets with foliage motifs, a mix of travertine and oak, medieval tapestries and vintage Louis XIII-style armchairs. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026 The ceiling, outfitted with colorful, cloth tapestries designed to move with the wind, aims to create less friction between indoor and outdoor environments. —

Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026 Step inside to see the castle’s collection of tapestries, ceramics and paintings made for British royalty or venture outside to admire the nearby gardens and park. —

Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026 If tapestries bring to mind your cheap college décor, then push that image out of your head. —

Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026 Nuriev collaborated with the organization for a project that incorporated artificial intelligence that breathed new life into 17th-century Royal House tapestries. —

Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026

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The bells rang across the piazza, echoing over damp pavements, mosaics washed in late afternoon light, an earlier rain mirroring the Doge’s Palace against the marble surface.

— Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Those myths were conveyed through performance, sung in the great halls of the elite, recited at festivals all across the ancient world, staged at the theatre to large audiences, and displayed on wall paintings, mosaics, vases, and sculptures that adorned both sacred sanctuaries and city-states.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026