Persian Carpet

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About Persian Carpet

To look at a Persian carpet is to gaze into a world of artistic magnificence nurtured for more than 2,500 years. The Iranians were among the first carpet weavers of the ancient civilisations and, through centuries of creativity and ingenuity building upon the talents of the past, achieved a unique degree of excellence. The carpet is the finest and most exquisite form of expression an Iranian can find and the best specimens available today rank amongst the highest level of art ever attained by mankind. Even today, with Iranians increasingly being swallowed up in the whirlpool of a fast expanding industrial, urban society, the Persian association with the carpet is as strong as ever. An Iranian 's home is bare and soulless without it, a reflection on the deep rooted bond between the people and their national art. To trace the history of the Persian carpet is to follow a path of cultural growth of one of the greatest civilisations the world has ever known. From being simply articles of need, as pure and simple floor and entrance coverings to protect the nomadic tribesmen from the cold and damp, the increasing beauty of the carpets found them new owners - kings and noblemen, those who looked for signs of wealth or adornment for fine buildings.