Art

Iranian Handicrafts

Persian craftsmanship in four families — wood and metal, textile and carpet, ceramic and pottery, jewellery and stone.

20 entries

Khatam Kari (Inlay Work) — Delicate Persian marquetry where tiny wood, bone, and metal triangles form intricate geometric surfaces.

Ghalamzani (Metal Engraving) — Engraving and relief-work on metal vessels with floral, arabesque, and epic scenes.

Monabbat (Wood Carving) — Expressive Persian wood carving that blends floral arabesques with calligraphic themes.

Persian Carpet (Farsh) — World-renowned carpets with refined knotting, rich palettes, and symbolic motifs.

Kilim (Gelim) — Flatwoven rugs with bold tribal geometry and portable utility.

Termeh (Luxury Brocade) — Opulent brocade textiles famed for lustrous boteh patterns and ceremonial use.

Kashi Haft-Rang (Seven-Color Tiles) — Iconic multi-color tiles used on mosques and palaces; efficient for large murals.

Lajvardina Pottery — Deep blue ground with shimmering golden motifs — rare and museum-grade.

Minaei (Enamel-painted Tiles) — Narrative tiles with figures and calligraphy; a jewel of Persian walls.

Minakari (Enamel on Metal) — Radiant enamel art with floral panels on bowls, plates, and jewelry.

Firouzeh Koobi (Turquoise Inlay) — Glittering turquoise mosaic on vases, plates, and jewelry with Persian blue aura.

Silverwork (Tabriz School) — Intricate silver vessels and jewelry distinguished by clean chase lines.

Mesgari (Copper Smithing) — Pots, trays and ewers beaten from copper by hand, in bazaars that ring with the sound of hammers.

Moarragh (Wood Mosaic) — Pictures and patterns made from woods of different natural colours, cut and fitted like a mosaic.

Qalamkar (Block-printed Cotton) — Cotton cloth printed by hand with carved wooden blocks, in reds, blacks, blues and yellows.

Pateh (Kerman Embroidery) — A Kerman embroidery in which the woollen ground disappears beneath dense, brilliant stitching.

Lalejin Pottery — The pottery town of Lalejin, near Hamedan, where hundreds of workshops throw and glaze pots by hand.

Moarragh Kashi (Tile Mosaic) — Mosaic made from fired tiles cut into tiny shapes — the finest and most demanding tilework of Iran.

Malileh (Silver Filigree) — Silver drawn into fine wire, twisted and soldered into lace-like jewellery and vessels.

Agate & Stone Cutting — Agate and other stones cut, polished and engraved for rings, seals and jewellery in the workshops of Mashhad.