Since long ago the motif of “fish” has been one of the motifs employed in Persian artworks. As well as having extraordinary beauty of form, fish has deep symbolic meanings and has motivated Persian artists of different ages to employ it in their works. Rugs of Safavid era are among such artworks. Both in ancient Iranian mythology and also in Islamic culture, fish has enjoyed a signi...

Kerman nomadic hand-woven carpets, woven without a detailed advance plan, is today one of the less discussed issues in the industry. Rafsanjan, Raviz carpet is among hundreds of nomadic carpets with significant authenticity and different motifs, including tree, mecca, flower pot, boteh, brick, medalion. The tree motif is one of the most beautiful features mainly seen in carpets woven in this ar...

 In order to study the “feasibility assessment of brokerage establishment for quality control of handmade carpets with an emphasis on domestic workrooms”, indicators and quality control criteria of these carpet have been compiled. These indicators have been prioritized according to the views of producers, exporters, professionals and experts of handmade carpets, and then, the p...

Abstract In many researches and studies related to Iran’s practical arts including carpets there are incomplete and incomprehensive analysis provided about them due to ignoring part of the dimensions and components of causality; considering the special place of Iranian carpets among the practical arts (Due to the combination of aesthetic, consumer and economic functions); the systemati...

Nowadays new industrial developments and its effects on fashion and consumers' taste have changed the aesthetical paradigms. Therefore it is so important to look contemporary art works in aesthetic perspective as well as commercial one. Hand-woven carpets cannot be suitable and fruitful if ignore either aesthetic condition or commercial requisites. Hand-woven carpets are our national heritage s...

Ahar is one of the carpet weaving regions in Eastern Azerbaijan. This paper is to document the designs of carpets of this area. Data is collected through surveying, using methods of observation and interviewing weavers, merchants and scholars. Six ‌carpet designs of six villages of this area including Qunigh, Cheshme Vazan, Qurchi Kandy, Haj Abedin Mazre'eh, Kaghalagh and Kalhur are studied and...

The hand-woven products indicate the identity and rich culture of our country, Iran. The weavers of “Bidgeneh village” have knitted faith and love in the warp and weft of their carpets. The Bidgeneh carpet, as one of the manifestations of high culture and art of Iran has been forgotten for many years. In spite of the long history of carpet-knitting in this village, there has been li...

Aesthetics of Iranian Hand Woven Carpets is one of the main reasons for its eternality. Recognition of such beauties, give one such scales for his/her evaluation about this matter. These elements are qualified features which affect on aesthetics of Iranian carpets and help to its eternality. This survey takes into consideration the main cases according to their relations toward carpet aesthetic...