Timeless Persian Rugs
Persian rugs are all over the world. One can easily recognize one when they see one. A family home may have one in their living room, or a prestigious department store may boast of one on their top floor. Persian rugs are gorgeous works of art that bring the trappings of a room together with class, and take us back to into history and stories of ancient times.
The Persian rug that stretches out over the floor of a Modern London flat can echo the design of a Persian rug that adorned the palaces of ancients such as Cyrus the Great of Persia, who it is believed introduced rug making around 529 BC. A Persian rug reminds us that no matter how modern we feel we have become, we have much to gain by remembering our history.
There has been variation over the years when it comes to the style of Persian rug making, including the various patters, materials used, and designs. Much has been to do with who was reigning over Persia at a particular time. When the Turks invaded in the 11th century, they brought with them a particular style of knot work that is still found in some Persian rugs today.
One of the most notable periods in the history of Persian rugs was during the Safavid dynasty, when many workshops were established and funded throughout the cities and villages. Artists would design the rugs, and the best weavers would create them, using wool from sheep bred especially for rug making. The rugs became famous throughout Europe during this time.
Unfortunately when Afgans invaded Persia in the 18th century, rug making ceased to be a central industry, and production diminished. However in the later part of the 19th century, the industry started to grow once again. Iran’s largest non oil export nowadays is hand made carpets. Nearly five million workers are employed by one of the largest enterprises in Iran.
Machine made counterparts, fakes of the original designs, and cheaper quality substitutes make fierce competition now for the hand made genuine articles, but good quality rugs are still hand made today in villages all over Iran, and appreciated and invested in around the world.
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