BOOKS

Hali Publications produces art books, catalogues and magazines for museums, publishers and private clients. We are the leading publisher in the field of textiles, an area in which we have unrivalled expertise. Recent clients include The Textile Museum, Prestel, Qatar Museums Authority, the Ashmolean Museum and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art.

We can help with every stage of your project, from concept to getting the finished product into bookstores worldwide

Text services

We provide full text services as required. This can include finding and commissioning writers, providing copy, editing, indexing and proofreading. Within textile, Islamic and Asian art, we have an extensive network of expert and engaging authors.

Design & print

Our in-house designers guide projects through from the initial concept to press pass. We design, layout, colourproof and advise on materials and print. Our projects range from the accessibly priced to the high end of print products.   

Distribution

We offer worldwide distribution for books published under the Hali Publications imprint. In addition, we regularly produce and sell books to other notable art book publishing houses, including foreign editions in French, German, Japanese and Arabic.


Textiles of Japan

From the rugged ceremonial robes of Japanese firemen and austere rural work-wear to colourful, delicately-patterned cotton kimonos, this lavishly illustrated volume explores Japan’s rich tradition of textiles.

Sold to Prestel and Citadelles & Mazenod, available in English and in French

Global Ikat: Roots and Routes of a Textile Technique

A journey across the world through the lens of ikat. Deceptively simple or fantastically intricate, ikat technique has been used for many centuries to create extravagant costumes and cloths of deep cultural meaning.

Produced and published by Hali Publications. Available in a Japanese edition from Graphic-Sha

Tomorrow’s Tigers

This ongoing fundraising project features specially commissioned, limited-edition art rugs by 12 internationally renowned artists, including Ai Weiwei.

Catalogue produced and published by Hali Publications for Artwise and WWF for the 2022 selling exhibition at Sotheby’s in London


Our latest books

Pull of the Thread

Indian Textiles

Art Underfoot

The Great Mongol Shahnama

Aegean Legacies

Nomadic Visions

Textiles of Indonesia

Qarajeh to Quba