Taj-Mir is a village in the Central District of Sarbisheh County of Iran’s South Khorasan Province near the Afghan border. In this village, locals make such beautiful dolls that the place is now considered as the country’s hub of dolls.
Woodcarving is among the oldest arts preserved in coastal provinces of Iran located in the southern side of the Caspian Sea. One of these provinces is Golestan where the abundance of wood has led to a form of woodcarving known as Laktarashi.
The city of Rasht in Gilan province, northern Iran, has been named as the country’s first City of White Nights as part of a nationwide plan implemented by the Tourism organization.
Meenakari or enamelling is the art of colouring and ornamenting the surface of metals by fusing over it brilliant colours that are decorated in an intricate design.
The hand-woven carpets produced in the southeastern Iranian region of Sistan have been registered internationally by the World Intellectual Property Organization.
The National Iranian Carpet Centre has participated for the first time in the Cologne International Interiors Show (imm), whose 69th edition opened on Monday, January 15.
The lives of people in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province have long been influenced by Lake Hamun and the reeds growing in this drought-hit lake.
Carpets are among the things that could be seen at every household in Iran. Also known as Persian rugs, they are made for a wide variety of purposes including home use, local sale, and export.
The residents of the city of Jiroft in the southeastern Iranian province of Kerman weave the leaves of palm tree and create very beautiful handicrafts.
A high-ranking Iranian handicrafts official says initiated by the Islamic Republic of Iran, the World Craft Council (WCC) in Asia Pacific Region has decided to designate each year to a handicraft product.
The historical city of Isfahan in central Iran is the country’s first city to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) by virtue of its crafts and arts.
The World Crafts Council has registered the Iranian cities of Marivan and Sirjan as well as the village of Kalpourgan for their well-known handicrafts.
The Thai capital of Bangkok is hosting an exhibition of Iranian handmade carpets titled “From the Finest Thai Silk to the Masterpiece of Persian Carpet.”
A top Iranian carpet official has, in an interview with IFP News, discussed a range of issues including the ongoing carpet fair in Tehran and the features that distinguish the Iranian handmade carpets from those produced in other countries.
An Iranian official says a total of 730 domestic companies are expected to take part in the 26th edition of the world’s largest handmade carpet exhibition which is scheduled to open in Tehran on August 23.
