Persian Nahavand

Persian NahavandOne of Iran's leading rug manufacturers is the ancient city of Nahavand, which produces high quality Persian rugs of excellent repute. Many of the designs come from the famous city Malayer to the west. The carpets feature nomadic and geometrical motifs in a rectilinear design, with a central, leaf like medallion. Beige and pale rust reds unfold beautifully on dark blue backgrounds, framed by stylized floral patterns, with vases as a popular motif. The

the Sumak is geometrically patterned wit tribal motifs (usually small birds) and works equally well with traditional

the designs of these archaic tapestry carpets have changed little in centuries

orange or red

not unlike turkmon rugs

Using classic colours and vivid patterns these nomadic carpets are made with sheep and goat wool

The distinctive characteristic of these rugs is a unique

The pile is cut thin on these hard-wearing rugs

who create and knot their own designs in the Bashir

with vases as a popular motif

The result is a thick

knotted by nomads from the Qashqai and Luri tribes of southwest Iran and famous for their naive

but the Sumak is created using a tapestry weaving technique in which the weft – decorative rather than structural – is woven through a number of warp strands before being looped back