Iranian handmade carpet products have no artistic originality
The head of the National Carpet Center of Iran said: Iranian hand-woven carpets are original, but our Pakistani and Indian competitors, due to their lack of artistic originality, easily weave any design and pattern and send it to the market.
Hamid Kargar in the third conference of Golden Knot, with the aim of appreciating the activists of Qom carpet art and industry, added: Move forward; They also cause downtime and backwardness.
He said that those who are engaged in the field of hand-woven carpets in Qom, their efforts are commendable; Referring to his visit to India last month, he added: During our visit to the activities of hand-woven carpets in India, we saw that the government does not interfere in this matter; Rather, it plays a supporting and supervising role in the entire production process.
The head of the National Carpet Center of Iran said: Non-governmental organizations and the private sector in the field of hand-woven carpets in India are pursuing their work with vigor, and today this country is considered as one of Iran’s serious competitors. In the field of production of handmade carpets in Iran and Qom, we can maintain the proper position we have in the world.
Kargar stated: The process of producing hand-woven carpets in Iran, from spinning silk thread to dyeing and design and pattern; The process is complex and at the same time creative and artistic, and those who work in this field are suffering a lot, and we should be grateful for these efforts.
He went on to say: In various museums around the world, Iranian hand-woven carpets are on display today and we are proud of this Iranian art.
The head of the National Carpet Center of Iran added: The powerful traditional distribution network in different countries, the existence of professional and even academic training in the field of hand-woven carpets are among the benefits of Iran in this sector.
Saying that Iranian hand-woven carpets are original, Kargar added: Our Pakistani and Indian competitors, due to their lack of artistic originality, easily weave and send any design and role, and if we have a break in this field in the world, because That is, we do not want to deviate from our originality in handmade carpets.
The head of the National Carpet Center of Iran stated: Activists in this field should be good heirs of the past so that others can continue to copy and imitate Iranian roles and designs and be a model for them.