Articles, reports & dispatches.
Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
Obituary: Werner Brändl (1948-2026)
HALI's longest serving advertiser, Werner Brändl from Galerie Kelim, Würzburg, has passed away.
How did kashmiri shawls transform global fashion?
A special exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, explores the luxurious splendour of Kashmiri shawls and their influence on global fashion and trade. Curator Aimée Froom, alongside Anushka Hosain and Chaeri Lee, guides us through the treasures on display.
Aimée Froom · 10 min
A rediscovered suzani goes on show at the V&A
Editor’s Choice is a great opportunity to publish things I come across in my work that might not merit a full essay in HALI. This suzani is a perfect example.
Ben Evans · 5 min
News & Events, 9 October 2026
A weekly round-up of what is happening in the world of carpets and textiles through the lens of hali.com
Mike Berg and the Art of the Kilim
Serra Oruç reflects on Mike Berg’s 25-year engagement with Anatolian craft, and how his exhibition 'Innocent of Theory' invites us to see the kilim beyond function—as art, memory and cultural heritage.
