The beauty and elegance of Persian rugs : A Timeless Addition to Any Decoration

The name of Iran and carpet and carpet weaving are dissolved and melted to each other, you can find Persian carpets everywhere from the tents of genuine tribes of Iran to the very expensive palaces of Europe and other continents. You can find ordinary or very expensive carpets hanging on the wall of wealthy people who pay hundreds of thousands of dollars’ just for one piece of old woolen isfahan carpet. There is no doubt isfahan persian rug is one the best and highest quality in the world. Isfahan handicrafts prove the quality and even now the isfahan rug has its position in the market as the best even today. Each year isfahan carpet is exported to many countries and it has a high revenue as millions of dollars. In a way Isfahan carpet is the representative of Persian rugs and isfahan persian rug is a symbol of the whole Persian or Iranian rugs of Iran.

Diverse design and patterns of Isfahan handwoven carpets, for every taste

We have different kinds of handwoven cotton rug, handwoven woolen and silk rugs, handwoven hemp & wool rugs and all of them are in the category of hand knotted cotton rug. All of these rugs are hand knotted but the kind of knots and the way they are knotting the rugs are different from south to north and west to east. Even the loom of the tribes and city carpets are different some of them are lied down on the floor in tribal looms instead the city looms are vertical against the wall. All the motives and floral designs are old enough to carry the history of more than 2500 years old. As all Iranian tribes are weaning hand woven rugs they have their own motives and designs. But as a cultural heritage the rugs and carpets are a melting pot of all last generations. There are many books that just describe the designs and flowers and motives that carry the shape of real flowers and animals and each design mimics a form of their real objects in real life. There are hundreds and thousands designs that you need books to describe them. To understand them you need experts to explain each form. There are schools of carpet weaving specially in Isfahan and even in universities that they are working on new designs and new materials and forms to improve the quality of the rugs in present and future. In Tehran and Isfahan, we have very good museums. specially in Teheran, capital of Iran we have a very reach university for carpets, kilims and other rugs which you can find a real history of carpet and carpet weaving but each workshop in Isfahan has its own private museum that you cannot find them in any part of the country.

Hand woven carpets: A natural choice for your home

There is no doubt each home needs a rug, and what a carpet better than Isfahan Persian rug. Everybody wishes to have one. A colorful handmade carpet is like a gem in every home. It is natural, valuable, beautiful and in accordance to the nature it is alive, the colors are pale and shine according to the time of day and at last it is the carrier of more than 2500 years of Iranian culture. Isfahan has the best carpet manufacturers in Iran. You can find the best shops, the best sophisticated masters in carpet and rug weaving, the best wool and the best colors. Everything in a high position of quality, you can find all motifs of the country in a very small piece of land, tribal and city carpet designs are mixed together to make a real masterpiece. The quality is high and because of the competition the price is reasonable. you have a thousand options to choose. you can find your taste and you can fulfill all the needs and your desires. If you just fool around for one hour in the carpet and rugs bazaar of Isfahan, you understand for every taste there is something to find. From colors to designs, different styles, rugs, carpets, runners, even some carpets copied from old Iranian and foreigner’s designs like European designs, everything is available. You just decide to find it; I promise you will find it. Most of the colors are natural, they use natural colors like the dyes extracted from pomegranate skin, walnuts husk, cochineal, turmeric…. To find the best natural color on the wool, cotton and silk. There is a big difference between natural and artificial colors. The artificial colors have a vast variety of colors but the problem is their shades are not as beautiful as natural colors, the natural colors have very good shade and last for decades but the color variety is restricted. The natural colors have the potential to last for many years and they last better against direct sunshine. The natural colors are more reliable and more convenient. Keep in mind the natural colors are lasting for more than 2500 years. but the artificial colors have a history not more than 200 years. Fortunately, today there are more girls and boys who have started to learn how to prepare natural dyes and there are more experts to weave carpets. It is a good sign to improve the quality of carpet and carpet weaving in Iran. Today the hand woven carpets of Isfahan have the first position from the quality and diversity. may you want to choose a carpet, or runner for your home, your office or your convenient place to stay. Just by visiting Isfahan you will find the best carpet manufacturers in iran. From the diversity they are the first and you can enjoy your shopping for your whole life.

Past, present history of carpet in Iran and Isfahan

The name of Persian or Iran is mingled by Iranian rugs or carpets. Carpet is not a piece of art but its functionality is more than its static consideration, using a rug on the floor is more important than hanging it on the wall, but the value of one piece of hand woven rug is more than spreading it on the floor and walking on it, this is the paradox. How you use a piece of rug as a matter of art depends on the usage of the owner. The oldest carpet which is found in the world now is lying in the Hermitage museum of Russia and known as Pazirik carpet, found in excavations in Pazirik village in Alty, Russia. Now you can find Pazirik carpet in hermitage museum, Russia and very precise replica is kept in carpet museum in Tehran capital of Iran, this carpet is important from different aspect, first of all this rug is old enough that shows how the carpet weavers in Iran were sophisticated and genus and second is a very futuristic fact inside the carpet. In the outer margin of Pazirik you will find a row of deer and riders. If you concentrate on it you will find there is a motion picture on the row of deer and riders. Imaging more than 2500 years ago the masters in carpet designing understood to motion the pictures. Now after 25 centuries we have motion pictures in our home. Interesting. The third thing that shocks me personally is how a woolen carpet lasts for more than 25 centuries. What is the secret inside, do they have a secret material or technique to keep the carpet healthy for a thousand years? Do they have a special material to add carpet to keep it intact for years? These are questions which should be answered by experts of carpet and carpet weaving.

Future of carpet and carpet weaving in Iran and Isfahan

Unfortunately, the future of hand carpet weaving and manufacturers in Iran is not very clear and flourishing. There are thousands of carpet manufacturers and factories which produce artificial carpet are rivaling the handmade carpets. Imagine how colorful and fines are artificial carpets comparing handmade carpets and how cheap are they. But think that the handmade carpets are more genuine and how the original simple motives are more historical. There are millions of customers who are wishing to have a genuine rug from Iran specially Isfahan carpet and day by day the number of manufacturers is decreasing year by year. The carpet weavers of Isfahan and the carpet manufactures in iran thriving to keep the quality better and try to find a way surviving in this competitive market. So finding a good quality and genuine rug is hard today to find but if you find hand woven carpets isfahan you will be sure that the quality and you can be confident that it is original and genuine. Buying a carpet from Isfahan is a good investment. Money you spent today in this world is a very good investment and in future you will see the money you spent would be raised hundred times. So next time you intend to come to Iran and Isfahan, never forget to buy a carpet, rug, runner, pillow, bag or other hand woven form of carpets from Isfahan as a souvenir or use to your own home. It can be the best souvenir of your life. Hand woven carpets of isfahan are unique and last for your life. Sana Persian is looking forward to seeing you in Isfahan and the carpet shops which are like a real museum.