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, […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: ALL TYPES OF KILIM AND ITS HISTORIC GROWTH IN ARDABIL CITY Knowing the types of handmade kilims and knowing them can guide you a lot when buying. A kilim is a relatively simple weave that is used as a rug in many areas. The material of kilims generally consists of two animal […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: GABBEH CARPET ARE SO IRRESISTIBLE TO BUY The Gabbeh carpet is a typical carpet from the southern regions of Iran. Like almost all traditional carpets from Asia, its origin lies in the culture of the nomadic people who lived in the area. Unlike other Oriental carpets, Gabbeh carpets have a minimalist design […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: GABBEH WEAVING HANDICRAFTS WERE INSPIRED BY THE NATURE Gabbeh or gabba is a very delicate and beautiful kind of Persian rug. It is also called Gava or Khersak. Gabbeh or Khersak (which means bear cub) is a rug made of animal wool, which is usually woven in small size by Lor and […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: KILIM HANDICRAFT IS A PERFECT ART BETWEEN OTHERS It would indeed be hard to dispute the Iranian claim to have produced the most elaborate, the most decorative, the most valuable, and the ,most superbly assured carpets, which are considered as our cultural exports in the world. Because of the lack of furniture […]