Directory

Workshops & studios

کارگاه‌ها

Craft knowledge lives in workshops: family ateliers, bazaar stalls, contemporary studios and household looms. These records are illustrative examples, drawn from the archive's artisan profiles — they are not verified business listings and should not be used to place orders.

Family workshopTrains apprentices

Ghaffari Inlay Workshopکارگاه خاتم‌کاری غفاری

Isfahan · Isfahan · Third generation; founding date not published

A third-generation inlay workshop producing khatam at the finest rod densities still made in Isfahan, alongside conservation work on historic doors and Quran stands.

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Family workshopTrains apprentices

Rostami Loom Houseکارگاه قالی‌بافی رستمی

Tabriz · Tabriz · Date not published

A workshop weaving fine-raj medallion carpets from cartoons drawn in-house, and running training places for new weavers through a municipal programme.

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Traditional workshopTrains apprentices

Sadeghi Engravingقلم‌زنی صادقی

Isfahan · Isfahan · Second generation; founding date not published

A bazaar workshop known for deeply raised arabesque grounds on brass trays and ewers, which keeps a written record of the named punch textures used in the family.

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Traditional workshop

Kermani Termeh Workshopکارگاه ترمه‌بافی کرمانی

Kerman · Kerman · Date not published

One of few workshops still weaving termeh by hand on a drawloom, largely for ceremonial cloths and museum reproductions.

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Household production

Qashqai Family Loomsدارهای خانوادگی قشقایی

Fars highlands · Household tradition; not a registered workshop

Household looms weaving gabbeh without drawn designs, using wool from the family's flocks dyed with madder, indigo and walnut husk.

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Contemporary studioTrains apprentices

Behzad Painting Studioکارگاه نگارگری بهزاد

Isfahan · Isfahan · Date not published

A studio working in the Isfahan school of painting and illumination, on manuscript commissions and conservation of gilded album borders.

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