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

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…

An abridged exhibition review from Alberto Levi from HALI 201 – coming soon!
Katie Welch · 2 min
Celebrating 40 years and 200 editions of HALI magazine, HALI London was the first London festival devoted to the art and history of textiles.
Katie Welch · 2 min
The countdown has begun to the opening of the the HALI Fair at the Mall Galleries on 27 June! This new addition to London Art Week offers the chance to view and acquire exquisite textile treasures from a whole host of highly acclaimed international dealers.

In HALI 198, Executive Editor of HALI Daniel Shaffer examines a rare and majestic Salor Turkmen ceremonial camel trapping from a Swedish private collection that was offered for sale in December 2018 at Stockholms Auktionsverk.

A textile focused view of the first day of London's specialist tribal art event, held at the Mall Galleries to 4 September 2016.