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

ICOC last chance to see 'Unraveling Identity' at the TM

Japanese meisen kimono are the basis for a sumptuous new book, produced by HALI on the collection of Karun Thakar with essays by Thakar himself and Anna Jackson of the V&A.
Rachel Meek · 2 min
One of the world's foremost collections of textiles, the Abegg-Stiftung in Riggisberg, Switzerland, places Italian velvets under its forensic gaze in its seasonal special exhibition.
Ben Evans · 1 min
'Treasure Ships: Art in the Age of Spices' is the first exhibition of art in Australia to present the artistic and cultural interactions between Europe & Asia from the 16th - 19th centuries, the 'Age of Spices'

A major exhibition of royal Hawaiian featherwork will be on show at San Francisco's de Young Museum from 29 August 2015 – 28 February 2016

A selection of details from the Persian carpets and Indian textiles at Blythe House.