Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.

Carpet and textile participation at London's Winter Olympia Fair is at an all time low, with just three exhibitors this year: Christopher and Angela Legge, Brian MacDonald, and Gallery Yacou.

Following Gary Richards’ retirement, Skinner in Boston have appointed Lawrence Kearney as Specialist in the Oriental Rugs and Carpets department, where he will be assisted by Erika Jorjorian. Kearney, well known internationally as an independent dealer based in Massachusetts…
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
An exhibition of traditional Oriental tribal and village rugs and textiles from stock opened in mid October 2013 at Mohammad Zavvar's Hazara Gallery in College Avenue, Oakland, California.
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
San Francisco Tribal's Ninth Annual show, Tribal SF 2013 featured a broad selection of exhibits from ten local Bay area specialists in the Arts of Africa, Oceania, the Americas and Tribal Asia, as well as five guests from out of town.

This autumn, in addition to the full range of antique Islamic and Indian works of Art, including textiles, Bonhams’ major Bond Street sale on Tuesday 8th October also offers a small number (20 lots only) of oriental carpets for the first time.