Articles, reports & dispatches.
Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
Fabulous creatures
Dating and attributing origins to antique rugs from Anatolia is an area of scholarship rife with conjecture and contention. Having researched carpets in the Orient Stars collection for the forthcoming Orient Stars 2, Michael Franses notes the pitfalls awaiting those who…
Travellers' Tales: Declarations of Independence
Cosima Stewart celebrates her love of Georgia—and the textile traditions that exemplify the country’s unique culture and spirit
Katie Welch · 6 min
The Arts of Iran Now and Then
With a new exhibition of Iranian art opening in the British capital, we look back at the ground-breaking 1931 ‘International Exhibition of Persian Art’
Katie Welch · 1 min
Anatomy of an Object: Jebel Amour rug
Gebhart Blazek reveals the secrets contained within an Algerian Jebel Amour rug
HALI Fair Online, 23-27 June 2021
HALI Fair Online is a new virtual event focused exclusively on antique rugs and textiles from around the globe, with a Fair, Exhibitions and Events including lectures, interviews and presentations
