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Buy Persian Handicrafts at: www.persianhandicrafts.comKhatamkari  Delicate and meticulous marquetry has been produced since the Safavid period. In fact, khatam was so popular in the court that princes learned this technique alongside music and pa..

Buy Persian Handicrafts at: www.persianhandicrafts.comTehran will host International Handicrafts Fair during June 20-25 concurrent with the World’s Handicrafts Day.Talking to Iran Daily, Pouya Mahmoudian, the director general of Handicrafts’ Expo..

 For at least 2,000 years, the region once known as Persia, has remained the most important source of turquoise. It’s sky-blue turquoise has always been a magnet for beauty seekers throughout history.Turquoise is a non-vitreous stone, which diff..

Post: A Complete Guide on Persian Enamel Art (Mina Kari or Meenakari)The art of Minakari or Enamelling is called miniature of fire as well as the decoration of metal and tile with mina glaze. Minakari or Enamelling is the art of painting, colouring..

In this feature we visit the first handicraft exhibition of Tehran’s veteran artists in Tehran’s Qasr Museum and learn more about some of Tehran’s unique handicrafts and their variety. We also meet up with Master Kazempour who has an old hand in tile..

The World Handicrafts Council was established by the United Nations Educational,  cientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and 90 countries have already joined it.The World Crafts Council (WCC), affiliated to UNESCO, is a non-profit, non-govern..

Post: Identifying and Understanding the Gabbeh Persian RugThirty years ago, most customers were unfamiliar with Gabbehs. Today the rugs, both old and new, are highly sought after by collectors and consumers for their plain, simple patterns and brig..

Gabbeh Carpets is one of the primitive tribal forms of carpet weaves. They represent the nomadic patterns mostly by Ghashghai nomads, belonging to the Farsi province in the southwest of Iran. These famous carpets are definitely handmade with wool, bo..

Post: The Art of Persian Metal Work on Brass, Copper & Silver – Part IIRead Part I here. Late medieval metalwork. By the end of the 14th century, following Timur’s invasion of Iran during the last decade of the century, the focus of royal patro..

 Post: The Art of Persian Metal Work on Brass, Copper & Silver - Part IPerhaps the most continuous and best-documented artistic medium from Iran in the Islamic period.Metalwork is perhaps the most continuous and best-documented artistic medium ..

    Post: The Art of Minakari (Enamel Handicrafts)The art of Minakari or Enamelling is called miniature of fire as well as the decoration of metal and tile with mina glaze. Minakari or Enamelling is the art of painting, colouring and ornamenting ..

 Persian Gabbeh Rugs (Carpets) are much thicker and coarser than other Persian carpets; sometimes it is as much as one inch in depth. In fact, it is more of a variety of kilim than carpet. The word 'Gabbeh' comes from the Persian meaning raw, natur..