Much has been written about aesthetics in carpet weaving art, particularly tribal and village carpet weaving, discussing various aspects such as symbolism and naturalism. Yet, the relation between art and sociology is propounded in a different manner by the German sociologist, Georg Simmel. With a different view on society and artwork, he believes that the origin of all principles of aesthetics...

Background: Health hazards resulting from contact with air pollutants in indoor environment is relatively far more than those of the outdoor. This indicates the importance of indoor air pollution and its impressive role on people health. Method: For determination of indoor air quality, different types of pollutants and their interactions, the type of fuel used, ventilation condition and amou...

Handmade carpet as biggest and most original handicraft in Iran, in terms of employment speially in rural areas as well as in terms of non-oil exports has an important place and a significant proportion of GDP accounted for this. Research shows that the industry has faced significant challenges in recent years. Turkmen handmade carpet with outstanding dimensions and values of economic, social a...

Twist-weaving of kilim over the past centuries is preserved among the nomadic tribes of Kerman province, especially in Afshar tribe in Sirjan area and it has been used in decorating sofreh and salt bag. In recent decades, some changes are occurred in method of kilim weaving in this area and the "twist weaving" is used in all parts of kilim and has been famous as "Shirikipich Kili...

Carpet weaving is an indispensable part of artistic, economic, social, and cultural heritage of Iranian civilization. This industry has been long associated with the name of Kashan. In this study the role of attitude change in job culture and tendency to work outside home and do office work in carpet weaving industry in Kashan is investigated. A sample of 926 families participated in the study....

Armani-baf (Irano-Armenian Rug) is going to be thoroughly extinct. By the settlement of Armenians in some local provinces of Iran, preserving the original features of Iranian carpet and influenced by ancient Armenian tradition of carpet weaving, such carpets were woven at the period of Shah-Abbas, the Great. Having many cultural commonalities, Iranian and Armenian people have had a long lasting...

Qa'inat has been one of the principal carpet-weaving centres in Iran through the history. Studying the historical documents in the Archives of Astan Quds Razavi which relate to the supply and maintenance of the carpets in the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (AS), the names of some regions such as Qa'in, Birjand and Dorokhsh are observed. These regions are important carpet-weaving centres in the Qa'ina...

Ninteen samples of dust from wool and carpet-weaving places around Tabriz were collected. Dust mites of wool and carpet-weaving places were separated and identified based on morphological characteristics. Genus and species of mites per gram of dusts, were determined. The results showed that dominant population of mites were: Dermatophagoides farinae (64%), Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus ...