Persian Carpet

Persian carpet is an art-industry that has long served a name and credit to Iranian culture.  Motifs used in carpets are based on the culture and lifestyle of weavers in every corner of Iran. So that it can be a sign depicting Persian beautiful, expressive nature and culture in a way that one can realize its originality by observing the carpet. There are various types of carpets in Iran. Surprisingly enough, the differences between the carpets are based first on the quality of the material used, then on the number of knots, the design of the pattern, the colors used, the warp and the weft. Take a carpet to your home from one of the leading exporters of this product in the world and flooring your home by Iranian carpet as a chance to touch on several years of Iran’s long history.

Carpet Museum in Tehran

Carpet Museum of Tehran

Carpet weaving is one of the most amazing faces of Persian culture, legend and art. Considering the ancient weaving tools discovered in Lorestan in west of Iran, the antiquity of this artistic industry in ancient Iran is traced back to Bronze era! The oldest piece of carpet which is known to be weaved in Iran is Pazyryk carpet which is 1.83*2 meters with an advanced weaving technique (36 symmetrical knots in per 2cm). This carpet is named after the Pazyryk valley in Altai Mountains where this masterpiece was discovered from ancient graves hided under ice and snow for centuries. According to the results of Carbon 14 examinations and the adaptations of the patterns on this carpet and the patterns in Persepolis, Pazyryk is related to Achaemnid era (5^th century B.C). The skillfully weaving technique of Pazyryk carpet proves a long history and experience behind this art.

Carpet museum of Tehran. Iran