Where the world's finest handwoven Persian art meets the pinnacle of automotive engineering — an exclusive exhibition that brought museum-quality carpets and rare textile masterpieces to a luxury supercar showroom in Los Angeles.
Art Meets Performance
Omid Ghibi's latest exhibition broke conventions by staging centuries-old Persian masterworks alongside the most advanced supercars in the world. The deliberate contrast — ancient craft against modern engineering — created a dialogue about the nature of excellence itself. Both represent the absolute peak of what human hands and minds can achieve, separated by centuries but united by an obsessive pursuit of perfection.
Guests walked among Lamborghinis and McLarens, only to turn and find themselves face-to-face with a wall-sized Renaissance tapestry depicting a multi-figure biblical scene — the "Biggest in the world Persian handmade painting on the textile," a piece that took years to complete and contains millions of individually tied knots.
The Collection on Display
The exhibition featured hand-selected pieces from the Omid Ghibi private collection — rugs that are rarely, if ever, shown publicly. Among them were intricately detailed floral compositions with vibrant medallion patterns on deep black grounds, each piece representing months or years of continuous handwork by master weavers.
Omid personally guided each group through the collection, explaining the provenance, technique, and cultural significance of every piece. For many guests, it was their first encounter with handwoven art of this caliber — and the experience of seeing these textiles displayed alongside millions of dollars worth of supercars created an unforgettable context that elevated both art forms.
"A Lamborghini is engineered with thousands of precision parts to move at extraordinary speed. A Hereke silk rug is engineered with millions of hand-tied knots to endure for centuries. Both are monuments to human obsession."
A New Way to Experience Art
Traditional rug exhibitions are held in galleries, museums, or auction houses — hushed, reverent spaces that can sometimes feel exclusionary. By choosing a supercar showroom, Omid Ghibi made a statement: great art belongs everywhere. It should surprise you. It should appear where you least expect it and force you to stop, look, and reconsider what you thought you knew about beauty.
The event drew collectors, automotive enthusiasts, cultural figures, and members of the press — many of whom had never set foot in a traditional carpet exhibition. For Omid, that was exactly the point.
The exhibition continues to tour select venues. Follow Omid Ghibi for updates on upcoming showings and opportunities to experience the collection in person.