 WHAT PERSIAN RUGS ARE?
BACKGROUND:
It is a craftsmanship that started over 2,500 years ago in Persia (ancient Iran) in King’s Palaces. As time went by the experience, expertise and dedication of millions of artists and experts turned this activity into true art. Millions of pieces are scattered all over the world, adorning museums, homes, palaces, offices and hotels. The intrinsic value of Persian rugs increases with age.
MILLENNIAL MASTER PIECES:
Persian rugs are made with such care and intricacy that each piece can last many centuries. These millennial works of art are incredibly intricate, and scholars have published hundreds of books on the subject trying to identify the various designs, colors, knots and tints. This art from was created to stand the test of time, and the same process is still used to this day.
LIFETIME BEAUTY:
Over time, the wearing of Persian rugs help them become shinier, softer, and attain an overall improvement of their appearance – they are meant to be enjoyed as an interactive part of any room. This speaks to their durability, and ultimately their value increasing with age – antique rugs have extraordinary value. For this very reason, Persian rugs quickly became a worldwide symbol of status and wealth.
VALUE:
Manufacturing this type of rug is exceptionally difficult, laborious, and consequently expensive due to the special raw materials required upholding the strict tradition to give a rug its durability and long life. Three experts are involved in the making of each rug – a designer, a vegetal tint expert, and an artisan rug maker. All of these elements combined create the innate value in Persian rugs, which has been the tradition for over 2,500 years.
HOW ARE PERSIAN RUGS MADE?
Expert artisans design rugs from every region, and work according the given style, culture, and quality of each area.
- The rug maker – “knotted rug artisan” – selects the design and colors like a painter. Every rug, like a painting, uses shades of the same color. More than 700 colors and shades are used in the making of Persian Rugs.
- A vegetal tint expert then takes the rug, and by using natural tints they dye the threads until the exact colors selected by the rug maker are achieved.
- Once the threads have been colored, the rug maker begins to work on the rug knots. Through skilled working of each rug, an average of 250,000 knots per square meter are prepared for each rug. The artisan is able to complete a maximum of 4,000 knots a day, requiring approximately 63 days of work to finish one square meter.
AFFORDABLE LUXURY:
Due to the fact that Zandi Rugs is the manufacturer of Persian Rugs with our factories based in Iran, we can offer these works of art at an exceptional discount – far below what could be attained in retail or wholesale environments. Our goal has always been the promotion of this form of art throughout the world, while delivering unparalleled customer service. Luxury can be affordable and is within everyone’s reach.
We also have the ability to manufacture a custom design – contact us today!
TRUST AND GUARANTEE:
Zandi Rugs is an official Iranian institution, with over 550,000 rug artists and 260 manufacturing plants of hand-made rugs, our products have help set the standard of Persian rug quality. Since 1955 Zandi Rugs has earned international regard for our quality, high ethical standards, and unparalleled customer service. As an exclusive rug representative for Spain, Portugal, North America, we stand by our products and commitment to providing the very best service. This is service you can trust. |
