IRAN ART EXHIBITION: PERSIAN TRADITIONAL JEWELRY IS AMAZING! Whenever we talk about traditional jewelry, earrings, golden breast jewels (not to be confused with nipple shield), silver bracelet, and gemmed or bejeweled rings are the first items that come to mind. Nevertheless, the range of such ornamental items well surpasses such a sparse list. A variety […]

IRAN ART EXHIBITION: PERSIAN JEWELRY DATES BACK TO 5 THOUSAND YEARS AGO Did you know that the world’s oldest pearl necklace belonged to a Persian princess? This antique piece of jewelry is now to be found in the Louvre Museums. This necklace and similar charms point to the ancient history of jewelry in Iran (formerly […]

IRAN ART EXHIBITION: MOARAQKARI TABLEAU COULD BE A GREAT IDEA FOR YOUR WALL DECORATION Moaraghkari or Wood Inlaying (Moaragh) is the art of substituting the different parts of a design with coloured pieces of wood and integrating them to decorate the surface of a tableau or wooden surface. Lexically, Inlaid (Moaragh) means a set of […]

IRAN ART EXHIBITION: DO YOU KNOW ZANJAN IS THE CENTER OF FILIGREE? One of the most popular arts in Zanjan is filigree which is a branch of the art of metalworking and is mainly made of high-grade silver metal. In filigree, silver bullions are made with a rolling machine in the shape of quadrilateral narrow […]

IRAN ART EXHIBITION: “EMBOSS WORKING” THE ART OF ENGRAVING PATTERNS ON METAL Emboss working refers to the work of art which is conducted using a pen and we can also say that the art of printing on a fabric … Ghalamkari is a Persian word used in Hindi language which consists of the two words […]

IRAN ART EXHIBITION: LEARN THE IMPORTANT STEPS OF LEATHER PYROGRAPHY You can do a ton of amazing things to customize leather through engraving or embossing, for example. Pyrography is an excellent way to get crafty, so you might wonder if you can combine the two. Burning leather might sound intimidating, but it’s not impossible. Can […]