Reducing global demand for Iranian handmade carpets
The declining global demand for handmade carpets and the advent of substitute goods such as parquet and carpets have inadvertently led people around the world to use these types of goods. The decline in global demand for handmade carpets was one of the reasons why the export of Iranian handmade carpets has stagnated. However, in Iran, not only the high cost of raw materials but also the high cost of labor and labor force has caused our competitors to use carpets, although of lower quality, but at a more reasonable price. At the moment, what is a little worrying, and the carpet community calls it a concern, is the incompatibility of products with the needs of the world and the people who use them. Meanwhile, Isfahan, as one of the hubs of handmade carpets in Iran, has been separated from the export convoy for all these reasons for a long time. Now, the pulse of the market is facing a stagnant shadow that has targeted this industry and has somehow created a crisis. Is.
Professor Akbar Molaei, who has a long history in the carpet market, says of the situation: “Unfortunately, modern science is not intertwined with our art, and that is why we are lagging behind global markets.”
The carpet expert continues: “The connection between the market and the students of the carpet is cut off and the students of this field are not given the correct information and it is rare to find a producer who uses the design of a carpet student or uses the art of a dyeing student.” .
Bagher Seirfian, a well-known Isfahan manufacturer who is deeply concerned about the destruction of Isfahan’s handmade carpets, says: “Isfahan’s handmade carpets have been in crisis for many years, and if no solution is found, it will not be long before the industry is destroyed.” And with it, it destroys the production cycle and makes the weaver, the producer, the painter, the designer, the painter, and so on.
