Presented by Karun Thakar in collaboration with the V&A and following a challenging review process, the Karun Thakar Scholarships selection committee is awarding funds to three outstanding candidates working on Asian or African textiles and dress.
Glimpses into the enduring history of Asia’s diverse textile traditions are provided by the extraordinary but rarely seen treasures in the exhibition ‘Weaving Splendor: Treasures of Asian Textiles’.
After the 2021 online-only event, the London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair (LARTA) is back in person next year at the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in London’s Battersea Park from 25-30 January 2022.
Many exhibits, discussions and talks are taking place in the heart of the British capital as part of Asian Art in London, 31 October-9 November.
Celebrating 40 years and 200 editions of HALI magazine, HALI London was the first London festival devoted to the art and history of textiles.
We are excited to announce a new feature in the front section of HALI Magazine. ‘The Common Thread’ focuses on different textile types from around the world with a shared theme, either decorative or technical. In our latest issue, HALI 200, we look at ikat weavings.
An exhibition of ikats will take place at the Musée Bargoin in Clermont-Ferrand, France, from 18 May to 22 September, 2019.
Drawn from Dallas Museum of Art’s collection and currently on show, ‘Asian Textiles: Art and Trade Along the Silk Road’ has been extended until 18 August 2019.
In conjunction with New York Textile Month, Yosi Barzilai and Lidewij Edelkoort will present ‘A Conversation on Bizarre Silks and Ikat Traditions’ at Barzilai’s Soho gallery, Sarajo on 27 September.
Last week at Sotheby’s, patron Lily Cole introduced Tomorrow’s Tigers – the WWF World Wide Fund for Nature’s new fundraising project in support of the TX2 goal—a global commitment to double tiger numbers in the wild by 2022.
