Some years after the Qajar attack to Kerman, Ibrahim Khan Zahir al-Doleh was elected governor of the city. With the beginning of Ibrahim Khan's rule in Kerman, the construction of useful buildings and the improvement of people's livelihood were on his agenda. After that, arts such as carpet weaving, which had lost their prosperity, were revived. The buildings were decorated with colorful tiles ...

Findings and opuses of Islamic civilization era are designed and rendered on different surfaces such as wood, stone tablet, tore, cloth, kilims, jijims, carpets and rugs in geometrical or curvilinear forms of motifs existing in nature or purely spiritual symbols. The art of carpet designing and weaving which was mixed with its concurrent crafts and industry as well as naturalistic and visual sy...

Handwoven carpets as one of the main export items of Iran during the Qajar period underwent significant integration with the world economy after a series of foreign companies were established. As a result, the design, pattern, dyeing, and even weaving techniques of carpets changed significantly. There have not been enough considerations of all of these effects so far. We investigate the effects...

Amoo’oghli brothers are the founders and revivals of contemporary carpet weaving in Mashhad. Their carpets are very famous because of their unique and outstanding characteristics. This study introduces, examines and categorizes patterns and designs used in the field’s and on the borders’ of their various carpets, in addition to their most concurrent patterns, the mostly used s...

This study discusses the manifestation of carpets in children’s literature. Since carpets are one of the universal symbols of Iranian art and culture, scholars and educators should attempt to institutionalize this art and craft as a cultural issue in the society. Obviously, such a movement must begin from childhood and use methods and models based on children’s interests. A story is...

 Abstract Handmade carpet as one of the most important employment industries in nomadic and rural areas of Iran has experienced many ups and downs in recent decades. A proper and sustainable planning for the preservation and development of this art-industry is to provide a clear and comprehensive picture of the status of carpet weaving and its ups and downs in each of these areas. The main que...