IRAN ART EXHIBITION: A COMPLETE GUIDANCE TO WOODTURNING FOR EAGERS Woodturning is the craft of using a wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around the axis of rotation. Like the potter’s wheel, the wood lathe is a simple mechanism that can generate a variety of forms. The operator is […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: INTRODUCING 6 MAIN USED METHODS IN GHALAMZANI Engraving(Ghalam Zani) is the art of carving superb designs on various metals such as copper, brass, silver and gold. Isfahan is the main centre for engraving. The artistic work of this course made by the artists are the glorious and undeniable indication of Previous metal […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: “QALAMZANI” IRANIAN ART OF ENGRAVING ON METAL Toreutics and etching (Qalamzani) are among the Iranian handicrafts with a historical background as ancient as 3000 years. Qalamzani means transferring the images onto a metallic surface by means of shaping indents and convexes on the surface; a skill performed with the use of certain […]
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 […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: THE MOST COMMON TECHNIQUES USED IN ENGRAVING LEATHER Leather is a unique material with a whole host of positives that other materials just can’t match. It’s durable, easy to wear, easy to form into all manner of objects, and just looks great naturally. These last two parts are some of the most […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT LEATHER PRODUCTS IS HERE Producing leather products and decorating them using various methods including saddlery, burning, mosaic, painting, etc. is a traditional handicraft in Iran. An artist in this area must be skilled in working with leather and shape it into various products. Leather Carving (Engraving) […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: GLASS BLOWING IN ISLAMIC COUNTRIES At the time of the Arab conquest in the seventh century A.D., glassmaking had flourished in Egypt and western Asia for more than two millennia and glassmakers in those regions went about their business despite the momentous political, social, and religious changes taking place around them. Glassmakers […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: AN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK TO GLASSMAKING INDUSTRY OF IRAN Iran has a population of 80 million (of whom 60% are estimated to be under 30) and is the second largest economy in the Middle East (MENA) after Saudi Arabia, with an estimated Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2015 of US$ 393.7 billion. Iran […]