IRAN ART EXHIBITION: WHAT IS APPLICATION OF JAJIM RUGS? What is Jajim, perhaps is a common question of people interested in traditional Iranian handicrafts. Jajim is one of the beautiful handicrafts of Iran, which is woven with colored threads in small widths and long lengths. Our article includes Origin of the word “Jajim”, its history, […]
GABBEH IS CHANGED BY PROGRESSING TECHONOLOGY
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: GABBEH IS CHANGED BY PROGRESSING TECHONOLOGY World-renowned for our modern and contemporary carpet collections, all too often, the smaller and more tribal-styled carpets go unnoticed. In this week’s Staff Pick, we will discuss a smaller vintage Gabbeh carpet and re-discover more about the Gabbeh tribe, the carpet’s construction, and the overall carpet […]
GABBEH RUGS ARE WOVEN BY WOMEN TRADITIONALLY
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: GABBEH RUGS ARE WOVEN BY WOMEN TRADITIONALLY Gabbeh rugs are made by the nomadic Qashqai tribes of southern Iran. They are rough cut and long piled rugs of rich color and best quality wool. They are sometimes referred to by the heritage of the specific tribe by which they are woven, such […]
WANT HIGH QUALITY CARPETS FROM IRAN (GABBEH)
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: WANT HIGH QUALITY CARPETS FROM IRAN (GABBEH) The advent of Persian Gabbeh rugs (gah-BAY) from Iran into the Western market is relatively new, even though the earliest of these rugs were being woven in Persia as early as the 1500s. Fifty years ago, most rug enthusiasts had not even heard of them. […]
KILIM WEAVING IS AN ANCIENT ART
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: KILIM WEAVING IS AN ANCIENT ART Weaving has been one of the initial arts and industries of different mankind tribes. There are evidences proving the existence of rug and Kilim in ancient civilizations of Persian plateau. The history of appearance of rug weaving in Iran dates back to 1500 to 2000B.C. while […]
A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF PERSIAN CAERPET “GELIM”
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF PERSIAN CAERPET “GELIM” KELIM (GELIM), a kind of flat-woven carpet employed by settled and nomadic families for a host of uses, primarily but not exclusively for covering household items and furnishing the interior of dwellings. Gelim is a term used in Persian-speaking parts of West Asia, especially in […]
KILIM IS USED IN MANY PERSIAN HANDICRAFTS, NOT JUST RUGS
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: KILIM IS USED IN MANY PERSIAN HANDICRAFTS, NOT JUST RUGS kilim Kilim is a flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug traditionally produced in countries of the former Persian empire, including Iran, Azerbaijan, the Balkans and the Turkic countries of central Asia. Kilims can be purely decorative or can function as prayer rugs. Modern […]
JAJIM AND RUGS HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN IRAN’S ARTISTIC PAST
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: JAJIM AND RUGS HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN IRAN’S ARTISTIC PAST The ancient handicrafts skill of jajim-bafi, which had been almost fallen into oblivion, is planned to be revived in the western province of Ilam, the provincial tourism chief has said. Jajim is a handwoven rug that is thick and has no […]
FAMILIARIZE WITH SOME AREAS WORKING IN KILIM CARPET INDUSTRY
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: FAMILIARIZE WITH SOME AREAS WORKING IN KILIM CARPET INDUSTRY A while after the first men learned to make clothes out of animals’ fur and skin, they came up with the idea of creating rugs with the same fur to sit on soft rugs instead of hard cold rocks. Kilim and felt rugs, […]
GABBEH CARPET ALSO CAN BE USED IN MODEN DECOR
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: GABBEH CARPET ALSO CAN BE USED IN MODEN DECOR Gabbeh (or Gabba) is a Persian long-piled hand-knotted, with a thick and coarse but loose and flabby quality. Plus, some rugs are a bit shaggy, others somehow Kilim-like at first glance. These are the rugs that nomadic women weave for their own. The […]