Interview

I did this interview with an Iranian person who knows a lot about Pesian rugs. He has given us interesting information about this Iranian art.

proposal

My proposal for Persian Rug:
-Background,
-How to weave rugs in Iran,
-Different kinds of Persian rugs,
-Interview with one of the Iranian carpet experts in New Zealand. It will be with using a digital camera and download it in my e-portfolio.
-Show one of my Persian carpets and explanation about that. I take a few photos.
-I want to introduce Persian rugs to New Zealanders. Especially businessmen who like to find a good market for NZ wool. In addition, for people who like to be familiar to Persian rug?

Persian carpets and rugs have always been and still are an intrinsic part of Iranian culture and its people's daily lives. Indeed, carpets and rugs are in many cases the most valued possessions, and they are an integral part of an Iranian home. Thus, it is not surprising that current production levels throughout Iran equal those reached prior to the Islamic Revolution of 1979. In fact, rugs are now even produced in areas where weaving was heretofore not practiced. Furthermore, Persian carpets continue to boast very high quality standards and command a very brisk interest in domestic and international markets. While large city workshops were an important factor in the past, much of today's production is fashioned along cottage industry lines in smaller villages and towns.
Persian carpets are traditionally known for their tremendous variety in design, colour, size, and weave. Moreover, they are known for the uniqueness of each and every rug produced. Rugs are generally named after the village, town or district where they are woven or collected, or by the weaving tribe in the case of nomadic pieces. Each rug's particular pattern, palette, and weave are uniquely linked with the indigenous culture, and weaving technique is specific to an identifiable geographic area or nomadic tribe.
www.farsinet.com/persianrug . Retrieved on 9, Aug, 2008.

Persian Rug

Hi everyone
As you know I am from Iran (Persia). I chose the topic “Persian Rug” for this paper. I’d like to introduce Persian Rug as one of the Iranian arts. I hope it helps you to become familiar to this type of Persian art.




Introduction:
From a long time ago, man has been in the thought of preparing a suitable mat and worthy cover to protect him both in tumult of wind and rain and provide him with a comfortable bed as a cold and heat insulator. Nests of birds and interwoven stems of plants were of patterns directing man to weaving. Primitive man had acquired skills such as basket weaving by interweaving vegetal textiles and barks, and by utilizing wool of animals living in primitive societies could offer mats not so soft. The most ancient handicraft, which was found by Russian archaeologists in Eastern Turkestan (1949) named Pazyryk rug (3-5 centuries). Experts accredit it to be” Persian” regarding its designs. Pazyryk, which its size is 1.8 x 2 meters, is reserved in the Sent-Petersburg Armitage Museum. According to opinion of experts the art carpet weaving in Iran is at least 3500 years old.

Pazyryk

Colours applied in this rug are deep red, yellow, pale green, and orange.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_carpet. Retrieved on 4,Sep,2008.