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The Encyclopedia of Persian and Oriental Carpets
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Istanbul Carpet Week 2019
Istanbul Carpet Week 2019
  • 25-29 October 2019 | Istanbul Carpet Week 2019. The program includes 13th National Rug Design Contest, Exporters' Awards Ceremony, B2B meetings, Istanbul International Carpet Conference with international and Turkish speakers, Workshop by an international famous rug designer, Wall Art Kilim & Rug Exhibition at (Old City) Sultan Ahmet.
  • 17-19 September 2019 | Index Exhibition, the Middle East & North Africa’s largest gathering for the design community, takes place from 17-19 September at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
  • 24-30 June 2019 | HALI London celebrates 40 years and 200 editions of HALI magazine, and is the first London festival devoted to the art and history of textiles.
Did You Know...
A modern Tabriz rug
A modern Tabriz rug
  • ... Tabriz is probably the most prolific carpet-producing center in the world?
  • ... the only rugs that can be compared with a fine Tabriz are Isfahans, Kashans, Kermans, Qums, and Nains?
  • ... the finest examples of Traditional Floral rug designs, geometrical patterns, extremely elaborate famous fish designs, or fascinating pictorial wall hanging rugs can only be found among Tabriz Persian Rugs?
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About WikiRug

Wiki Rug or WikiRug is a bilingual Online Encyclopedia of Persian and Oriental Carpets, based on open collaboration through a wiki-based content editing system. This encyclopedia covers the diverse forms that the art and craft of handmade rug taken over centuries across the world, particularly in Persia (Iran), Afghanistan, India, Anatolia (Turkey), and central Asia. The entries of WikiRug will include but not limited to the following: general terminology, weaving tools, technique and materials, carpet styles, designs, patterns, motifs, carpet production origins (counties, regions, cities, villages), research materials (books, magazines, websites), carpet market and industry, as well as individuals (designers, master weavers, artisans, researchers). (more...)

Gilan - Rudabr RugMazandaran - Kelardasht RugGolestan - Turkoman RugArdabil - Ardabil RugEast Azerbayjan - Tabriz RugWest Azerbayjan - Khoy RugZanjan - Zanjan RugQazvin - Qazvin RugAlborz - Taleghan RugTehran - Tehran RugSemnan - Semnan RugKordestan - Sanandaj RugHamadan - Hamadan RugMarkazi - Arak RugQum - Qum RugIsfahan - Isfahan RugYazd - Yazd RugKerman - Kerman RugSistan Baluchestan - Baluch RugKermanshah - Kermanshah RugLorestan - Lori RugChaharmahal and Bakhtiari - Bakhtiari RugKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad - Yasuj RugFars - Shiraz RugElam - Elam RugKhozestan - Bakhtiari RugBoshehr - Shol RugHormozgan - Hajiabad RugKhorasan - Bojnurd RugKhorasan - Mashad RugKhorasan - Birjand RugPersian rugs is distinguished by its complex and calligraphic nature, emphasizing the design and the line. A curvilinear or floral design is most closely associated with a Persian rug, although geometric designs are used as well. The major production centers can be found in Northwest Persia, Western Persia, Southwestern Persia, Central Persia, Southern Persia, and Eastern Persia.
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