Kashan City – rugs and carpets

Kashan rug

by Ehsan Afzalzadeh Naini, Iran Rug Company Kashan, a city with an area of 2100 ha. lays in central plate of Iran, 945 meters above sea level. Being on 51’27” east and 33’59” north, it is surrounded by mountains on one side and Kevir on the other. Now being a … -> Kashan City – rugs and carpets

Persian dyes

Colors

by Ehsan Afzalzadeh Naini, Iran Rug Company Iran Rug Co has established a laboratory and is running a research project on vegetal dyes Oldest signs of mankind’s use of dyes go back 150 to 200 thousand years ago. Some cylinder bones containing ochre and oily solutions are found and estimated … -> Persian dyes

Arak Carpets by Ehsan Afzalzadeh Naini

Arak City

by Ehsan Afzalzadeh Naini, Iran Rug Company20 April 2005 Historical and geographical features of Markazi provinceArak City is not older than 200 years; but before Islam, which is 1400 years ago, a part of great Median Empire was called Arak. The area was razed during Arab attack.Some 100 years later … -> Arak Carpets by Ehsan Afzalzadeh Naini