The quality of Iranian carpets has not diminished in any way
The deputy head of the National Carpet Center of Iran said: The quality of Iranian carpets has not deteriorated in any way, and originality has distinguished Iranian carpets from carpets of other countries.
Ebrahim Azizi stated: 800,000 weavers, including permanent, full-time and part-time weavers, are working all over the country, of which more than 440,000 were insured in the first phase, but according to the monitoring, this number has now reached 351,000. The goal of this center is to cover all weavers of the country with insurance by increasing the necessary funds from the government.
Referring to the measures taken to register the design and role of Zanjan province carpet known as Qaltooq, he added: Qaltooq, the original design and role of Zanjan province is one of the projects that have been introduced to register globalization in the WIP International Organization and these activities in the form There have been research projects. The globalization of these works will lead to the revival and innovation of original Iranian designs and maps.
Azizi reminded: The main trustee of registering the national carpet design is the Ministry of Guidance and the main activity of the National Carpet Center of Iran is registering the designs and patterns of carpets in the International Wipe Organization, which is responsible for preserving the intellectual property of the carpet design. VIP is an organization that is higher than UNESCO in terms of registration, and countries such as France are members of this treaty.
The deputy head of the National Carpet Center of Iran stated: Steps have been taken in the agreement for Iranian carpets and the designs that are registered in the country in the Intellectual and Industrial Property Organization will be sent to the International Organization for Globalization. So far, 29 designs and 40 roles from the country. It was able to be registered globally in this treaty.
Regarding the center’s plans to preserve and revive old designs and maps, he said: Identification, rooting and revival of original designs and motifs of the region are among the measures taken to preserve these works and Afshar carpet in the northwestern region, among others. Is.
Regarding the quality of Iranian carpets compared to other countries, Azizi continued: The quality of Iranian carpets has not deteriorated in any way, and the only significant issue is that at any time we need to make innovations in carpets while maintaining originality, and our designers too. They should go for designs that are up to date and these acts of taste should be accompanied by maintaining the originality of the Iranian carpet; Because it is the originality that distinguishes Iranian carpets from other carpets.
Regarding weaver insurance and problems such as lack of identification and real weaver insurance and abuse of those who have no role in preparing and producing carpets, he noted: Monitoring has been done to identify real weavers of carpets in the country, but the main problem in the discussion There is carpet weavers insurance is a credit issue. Currently, 1760 billion tomans of credit is needed for carpet weavers ‘insurance, of which only 440 million tomans have been allocated so far, and the most important reason for carpet weavers’ insurance being challenged has been the lack of credit.