“PRE-ORDER” Kilims: Warp & Weft, Michael Mandapati, David Castriota, Jill D’Alessandro, Keith Recker

Kilims: Warp & Weft unveils an unexpected minimalist marvel: the flat-woven kilims of Iran’s Mazandaran region. These geometric textiles—woven in wool and silk by local women—embrace the fundamentals of warp and weft to express both strict structure and subtle colour gradation. Through bold stripes, fields of intense pigment and ikat-like gradients, each kilim becomes an abstract composition, a study in woven restraint and visual rhythm.

Presented as a sumptuous visual celebration, this book is more than an ordinary textile compendium. Expert essays weave considerations of 20th-century minimalism, materiality and colour theory into the narrative, situating these rural textiles within broader aesthetic and conceptual dialogues. The result is a richly curated portrait of an under‑recognised art form, balancing scholarly insight with an intimate appreciation of cloth-as-contemporary-art.

About the Author
Michael Mandapati is the founder of Warp & Weft, a New York–based rug and interiors boutique. Through his personal collection of minimalist Mazandaran kilims, he foregrounds the essential principles of weaving—warp and weft—as both technical and aesthetic foundations.
Contributors David Castriota, Jill D’Alessandro, and Keith Recker bring complementary curatorial, academic, and design expertise, creating a multi‑voiced exploration of these understated textiles.

Publication date: 2025
Publisher: Hali Publications
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781898113683