Carpet

2019-05-12 19:58

Mihrab rugs on show in Tehran

TEHRAN – The Carpet Museum of Iran is hosting an exhibition of handwoven rugs, which have been specifically woven for covering Mihrabs.

2019-02-24 09:25

Iran sees growth in carpets export to Iraq

TEHRAN – Iran’s Commercial Attaché in Iraq, Naser Behzad, has said that the demand of the Iraqi market for Persian carpets will considerably rise by 2020.

2018-12-30 20:43

Iran devises barter system to secure carpet exports

TEHRAN - Iran has devised a barter system with the goal of securing its carpet exports, the head of Iran National Carpet Center said on Sunday.

2018-07-28 21:26

Iran to sue U.S. for blocking hand-woven carpet imports

The head of Iran National Carpet Center (INCC) says it will file a lawsuit with international tribunals against fresh sanctions imposed by the U.S. on the imports of hand-woven Iranian rugs into the country.

2018-07-25 18:27

Mashhad carpet bazaar to regain former glory

TEHRAN – The historical carpet bazaar of Mashhad will be restored to its former glory.

2018-07-24 09:30

Handmade kilims on display at Carpet Museum of Iran

TEHRAN – On Sunday, an exhibition of hand-woven kilims and traditional textiles opened its doors to the public at the Carpet Museum of Iran.

2018-05-23 21:02

Qajar-era envelopes, lithography and carpets on show at Golestan Palace

TEHRAN – Three exhibitions of Qajar-era (1789–1925) objects opened doors to the public on Wednesday at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in central Tehran.

2018-05-22 11:17

Rugs dedicated to FIFA World Cup unveiled

TEHRAN – Seven rolls of handwoven rugs dedicated to the 2018 FIFA World Cup were unveiled during a ceremony, which was held in the northwestern city of Tabriz on Saturday.

A woman seating apposite a carpet loom practices weaving a rug during her visit to a national handicrafts sales exhibit in Shiraz, southern Iran, February 27, 2018.

2018-02-27 20:37

National handicrafts exhibit underway in Shiraz

A woman is sitting opposite a carpet loom practices weaving a rug during her visit to a national handicrafts sales exhibit in Shiraz, southern Iran, on February 27, 2018.

Detail shows a depiction of ceremonial daggers being carried by a Qajar sovereign.

2018-02-05 19:25

Louvre-Lens exhibit to highlight Iran’s Qajar-era handicrafts

TEHRAN – A vast collection of objects handcrafted by Qajar-era (1785-1925) talented Iranian court artists will go on display from March 28 to July 22 at France’s Louvre-Lens art museum.

CAPTION: Close-up detail shows a typical Malayer carpet

2018-02-05 19:24

Malayer carpets to go on show at Golestan Palace

TEHRAN – A collection of antique and rare carpets handcrafted in Malayer, west-central Iran, will be put on display at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.

A general view of the Carpet Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran

2018-01-11 18:16

Tehran museum to showcase Safavid-era carpets

TEHRAN – An exhibition of Safavid-era carpets and rugs will open its doors to the public at the Carpet Museum of Iran on February 14.

2017-12-23 20:50

Carpet Museum draws 6,500 foreign travelers in 9 months

TEHRAN – Some 6,500 overseas tourists toured Carpet Museum of Iran over the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, which started on March 21.

2017-11-12 08:56

Handicraft, carpet exporters target new markets

TEHRAN – Associations of Iranian handicraft and hand-woven carpet exporters are set to form a consortium in a bid to explore new ways of sales and marketing, CHTN reported on November 7.

2017-10-25 09:10

Exquisite art of carpet weaving in Kashan

A woman in the central Iranian city of Kashan weaves a handmade carpet. Kashan carpets are well-known for their longevity, lavish textures, strong colors, and elaborate designs. The traditional skills of carpet weaving in Kashan was registered on UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010. Iran exported 5,700 tons of handmade carpets worth $359 million in the previous Iranian calendar year (March 2016-March 2017).

An Iranian nomad weaves a rug in an undated photo.

2017-07-26 20:40

Tehran exhibit features handmade tribal rugs

TEHRAN - An exhibition of exquisite handwoven carpets and pictorial rugs crafted by Iranian nomads is currently underway at the Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex in northern Tehran.

2017-07-07 01:51

Varamin carpet inclusion on WIPO list celebrated

TEHRAN – The inscription of Varamin carpet on the World Intellectual Property Organization was celebrated on Tuesday by unveiling its WIPO certificate at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex.

A file photo depicts Iranian carpets on show at a domestic expo

2017-04-27 15:25

Handwoven crafts expo underway in Tehran

TEHRAN – A vibrant exhibition of handwoven floor-covering handicrafts opened its doors to the public at the five-star Parsian Esteqlal Hotel in northern Tehran on Monday.

A man stares at an intricate carpet pattern installed atop a traditional loom while weaving a silk carpet in the historical city of Tabriz, April 2, 2017.

2017-04-04 09:30

Tabriz carpet shows intricate, elaborate patterns

A man stares at an intricate carpet pattern installed atop a traditional loom while weaving a silk carpet in the historical city of Tabriz, April 2, 2017.

2017-03-18 18:09

Iran’s carpet exports grow by 27%, hits $321m in 11 months

TEHRAN - Iran exported $321 million of handmade carpets in the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year, ended February 18, an increase of 27 percent year on year, Hamid Kargar, the head of Iran's National Carpet Center, said on Saturday.

2017-03-09 08:07

Carpet washing heralds Noruz

Iranian people usually welcome Noruz, the New Year starting on March 21, by spring cleaning including washing carpets and cleaning houses thoroughly. The photo belongs to a rug washing service in Hamedan province which is pretty busy these days as Noruz is approaching. Mehrnews/ Iman Hamikhah

2017-03-02 13:10

Traditional dyer caters to rug weaving workshops

Iranian artisan Farhad Yadegari dyes large piles of thread in his workshop nested at a historic bazaar in Zanjan, northwest of the country, on February 25, 2017. He has been catering to various rug weaving workshops for over 40 years. Zanjan carpets are renowned for their rich, bright and exotic colors, enough to liven up any room. Tehran Times/ Farhad Safari

A man carries bundles of newly dyed threads at a traditional workshop in the northwestern city of Zanjan, February 23, 2017.

2017-02-28 02:03

Zanjan, a heaven for Persian rugs and relevant businesses

A man carries bundles of newly dyed threads at a traditional workshop in the northwestern city of Zanjan, February 23, 2017.

2017-02-16 21:59

Carpet Museum of Iran puts spotlight on handwoven Baluchi products

TEHRAN – A total of 28 handwoven Baluchi products crafted by southeastern Iranian inhabitants are on display at the Carpet Museum of Iran.

2016-12-31 16:15

Iranian female carpet weaver works her way through entrepreneurship

TEHRAN — Nahid Hosseini, 49, is a carpet weaving instructor who exports hand-woven carpets made by her trainees to European countries. Hosseini learnt carpet weaving in her childhood from her father, Seifoddin Hosseini, who himself was an exemplary carpet producer and a top carpet weaving instructor. After marrying Darab Darabi, a principal, she moved from the western city of Bijar to the north-central city of Karaj in 1991 and started studying at a seminary in 2000. She started teaching carpet weaving in 2007. Currently, she has some 1,200 trainees nationwide. She is now teaching carpet weaving at free of cost classes to women. Additionally, once women learn how to weave a carpet she will task them with weaving carpets made to orders placed by European countries such as Russia, England, Germany, etc. What’s intriguing is that Hosseini doesn’t earn much profit from exporting the carpets to other countries herself and pay almost all the money she makes from selling the carpets to women who weaved the carpets in the first place. Photo: Tehran Times/ Mojtaba Heidari

2016-12-27 07:57

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