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

A weekly round-up of what is happening in the world of carpets and textiles through the lens of hali.com

This week’s Editor’s Choice: A Tibetan tiger rug from the Rudi Molacek Collection, in which a pelt dissolves into near-abstraction, and a meditation seat carries the weight of fearlessness and spiritual protection.
Ben Evans · 3 min
HALI's longest serving advertiser, Werner Brändl from Galerie Kelim, Würzburg, has passed away.
Markus Voigt · 3 min
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.

A weekly round-up of what is happening in the world of carpets and textiles through the lens of hali.com

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.