IRAN ART EXHIBITION: WHAT MATERIALS ARE USED IN KHATAM KARI ART? Mostly indigenous materials are used to make an Khatam piece. Types of wood include walnut, ebony, jujube, orange, bruised wood, etc. Types of bones such as ivory, camel bones, etc., as well as metal wires such as: Rice – aluminum and sometimes silver. Series […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF KHATAMKARI HANDMADE ART? Delicate and meticulous marquetry, produced since the Safavid period: at this time, Khatam was so popular in the court that princes learned this technique at the same level of music or painting. In the 18th and 19th centuries, katahm declined, before being stimulated under […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: “KHATAM” AN UNFORGOTTABLE IRANIAN HANDICRAFT Khatam Crafts Inlay is an Iranian fine arts and crafts that has a long history and roots. Khatam is a combination of regular polygons with different number of sides formed by using different raw materials in different colors. Khatam is one of the most sophisticated and skilled […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: ALL YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PERSIAN HANDICRAFTS June 10 marks the World Handicrafts Day and celebrates the skill of artists and the glamour of handicrafts produced with time-consuming processes all around the world. The World Handicrafts Council, which is a non-profit and non-governmental organization, was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: WHAT ARE FOUR LEGENDARY HANDICRAFTS OF IRAN? Hand woven carpet (Handmade Carpets) Persian rugs also known as Iranian carpet is an important floor covering that is used here and in most places in the world. It is hand made here in Iran from high-quality wool and silk. The motifs used in Iranian […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: the most well-known Handicrafts of Iran Woods and bones, copper and silver, gold and gemstones, silk and wool, are all the raw materials turn into exquisite Iran handicrafts by the artist craftsmen and craftswomen in the country. They do a miracle and pour their feelings and cultural concepts into these traditional handicrafts […]