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2021-01-22 20:53
Vast permanent center for handicrafts to be inaugurated near Tehran
TEHRAN – A massive permanent center for the craftsmanship and trade of handicrafts is being constructed in Alborz province, northcentral Iran.
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2021-01-12 21:30
Varamin designated national city of glassware
TEHRAN – Varamin, which is home to many modern and traditional glassblowing workshops in southeast Tehran, has been designated the national city of glassware by Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts.
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2021-01-10 21:15
Course examines standards to be enforced in traditional glass workshops
TEHRAN – Certain standards, which should be enforced in traditional glass workshops, were discussed in a training course held on Saturday for a host of glassmakers and related individuals in Tehran province.
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2021-01-01 20:07
Iran’s Kalateh Khij seeks sisterhood agreement with Netherlands’ Leiden
TEHRAN - The Iranian city of Kalateh Khij, which is a ancient hub of traditional textiles, seeks to reach a sisterhood agreement with Leiden in the Netherlands.
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2020-12-06 22:11
Brocade weaving revived in small village northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Brocade weaving has been revived in Besk to empower local crafters and related businesses in the northeastern Iranian village, which is situated in Torbat-e Heydarieh county.
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2020-12-05 19:30
‘First’ creative house of handicrafts set to make debut in Alborz
Tehran – The first creative house of handicrafts is set to make debut in Alborz province in close collaboration with state-run institutes, crafters, and private investors, provincial tourism chief announced on Saturday.
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2020-11-28 19:30
Iranian craftswomen honored at World Crafts Council
TEHRAN – Two Iranian craftswomen have been honored at the World Crafts Council (WCC), the deputy tourism minister has said.
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2020-11-27 22:11
Discover an original style of pottery in Kalpurgan
TEHRAN – Archaeological surveys suggest the village of Kalpurgan in southeast Iran has long been a hub for potters.
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2020-11-18 21:30
Tehran province exports $40m of handicrafts in H1
TEHRAN - Handicrafts exports from Tehran province reached $40 million during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year 1399 (started March 20).
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2020-11-18 17:39
Traditional crafts of coppersmithing, blacksmithing revived in Arak
TEHRAN-Traditional handicraft fields of coppersmithing and blacksmithing, which were obsolete in Arak, the capital of central Markazi province, have recently been revived, CHTN reported on Wednesday.
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2020-11-15 20:00
Female breadwinner crafters to receive support
TEHRAN- The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts and Keramat Razavi charity foundation have signed an agreement to support women heads of households who are active in the field of handicraft, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-11-09 10:12
Rough hands, wool fibers and the traditional art of felt
An Iranian crafter (not pictured) rubs his rough hands against the wool fibers which are gradually being turned into a piece of felt in his workshop in Ramsar, northern Iran, November 6, 2020.
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2020-11-08 21:49
Iranian town exporting handicrafts to Europe, U.S. despite coronavirus restrictions
TEHRAN – Export of handicrafts from Torbat-e Heydarieh, a small town in northeast Iran, is still ongoing to Europe and the U.S. despite coronavirus restrictions, which have crippled countless businesses across the globe, CHTN reported.
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2020-11-03 21:00
Some 150,000 craftspeople to get free insurance
TEHRAN – The Iranian government will offer free insurance coverage to around 150,000 craftspeople and artisans who live in small towns and villages across the country.
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2020-10-30 17:49
Online handicrafts expo to start on Nov. 3
TEHRAN – The 34th national handicrafts exhibition of Iran will be held virtually starting November 3, Pouya Mahmoudian, the deputy cultural heritage, handicrafts, and tourism minister, said. It’s the first time that the annual expo will be held online due to the outbreak of coronavirus, she noted.
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2020-10-27 18:50
Persian handicrafts: 13th-century panel of three tiles from frieze
TEHRAN - These tiles, being kept and displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, were once part of a magnificent frieze in a very important religious shrine in Mashhad, northeast Iran.
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2020-10-25 17:49
Persian carpet: a crossroads of intricate designs, lavish colors, and peerless artistry
For millennia, Iran’s eminent carpets, which are adored for their intricate designs, lavish colors, and matchless craftsmanship, have been produced by hand along the nomad trail across the foothills and high plains of the ancient land.
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2020-10-19 22:39
A glimpse of Persian handicrafts: Termeh
Termeh is a fine and precious handmade cloth with traditional patterns or textures made of wool and high-quality natural or synthetic silk with tall fibers.
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2020-10-09 18:02
Ilam province exports over $1m of handicrafts to Iraq
TEHRAN - Various handicraft products worth around $1.1 million have been exported to Iraq through the Mehran border, western Ilam province, during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20).
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2020-09-28 18:26
Ashgabat exhibit featuring handicrafts, tourism potentials of Iran
TEHRAN – A select of handicrafts and tourism potentials of Iran are being showcased at an exhibition which opened its doors to the public in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on September 27, concurrent with the World Tourism Day.
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2020-09-19 21:58
Iran seeks to expand handicrafts market in southern China
TEHRAN – Iran seeks to expand handicrafts exports to southern China, including Guangzhou province, mainly through holding exhibitions and selling products online.
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2020-09-19 21:00
Handmade knifemaking to be revived in Ardebil
TEHRAN – The forgotten art of making handmade knives, which was once flourished in northwestern Ardebil province, is planned to be revived in the near future.
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2020-09-19 20:30
WCC holds online training course for Iranian artisans
TEHRAN – The World Crafts Council held an online webinar on Friday for Iranian artisans aiming to develop traditional methods of learning into formal education.
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2020-09-11 18:46
‘World’s biggest’ pictorial carpet pops up in Tehran
TEHRAN – A massive handwoven carpet, which according to a senior Iranian expert is ‘the biggest and oldest pictorial carpet in the world’ has recently been unveiled in the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.
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2020-09-04 18:32
A brief history of locks, locksmiths in Iran
TEHRAN – Available evidence suggests that locks have been made in Iran since at least the second millennium BC.
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2020-09-01 21:30
International Craft Awards to focus on COVID-19 crisis: deputy minister
TEHRAN – The 4th International Craft Awards is slated to be held this year focusing on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the handicraft industry, Iran’s deputy tourism minister has said.
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2020-08-31 19:45
Iranian craftspeople, businesses incur $452m loss due to coronavirus
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism minister on Thursday said that the handicrafts industry and related businesses across the country have suffered a loss of 19,000 billion rials (some $452 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-08-23 21:50
Tourism, handicraft sectors create 6,600 jobs in western Iran
TEHRAN – Some 6,600 job opportunities in tourism and handicraft sectors were created in western Kermanshah province over the previous Iranian calendar year 1398 (ended on March 19), which shows a 200 percent increase year on year.
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2020-08-14 20:30
Iran’s first handicraft town to make debut
TEHRAN – The first handicraft town in Iran is being established in the city of Zarqan, southern Fars province, in a bid to bring more prosperity to the domestic handicraft industry.
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2020-08-10 18:31
Specialized workshop aims to upgrade handicraft design
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts plans to organize an on-line workshop for craftspeople to upgrade handicraft design methods in a bid to expand both domestic and foreign sales markets.
