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Handicraft Expert: Iranian Handicrafts Suffer From Poor Branding

reporter 1222 — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 10:35:27 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – As one of the most original arts and crafts in the world, Iranian handicrafts suffer from poor branding. Ehsan Mohammadi, an economic activist, and designer of luxury handicrafts added: “Iran has the highest rank in many branches of handicrafts in the world, but our country’s products are offered in the target markets without a name or logo.” He explained that the lack of a specific brand and it has led other countries to confiscate Iranian handicrafts in their own names. In addition to financial gain, the registration of their brand will also take over the intellectual property of these products. Ehsan Mohammadi continued: “This situation has caused many people to copy the pure designs and ideas of Iranian handicrafts and use them in their products without paying a fee, and it is interesting to know that even big and well-known brands behave in this way.” He said that we must prevent the continuation of these conditions and to stop them as soon as possible, he said: In the current situation, Iranian artists do not benefit financially from their efforts, nor the results of their efforts are recorded in their names and market. The economic activist added: “We have to brand our country’s handicrafts in order to have both its intellectual property and to benefit from the economic benefits of exporting these products.”
He said that in the design of many products of reputable brands, traces of Iranian handicrafts can be seen.

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For lovers of Persian handicrafts: ‘Parvaneh’ Friday bazaar is made for you!

reporter 1222 — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 11:15:04 +0000

As the name suggests, the bazaar is set up on Fridays only (any other day, it’s just an ordinary, multi-floored parking garage jampacked with cars), open from 8 AM to 4 PM (better to visit in the morning, though, as the place becomes overcrowded and difficult to navigate through as the day progresses). The easiest way to get there is to use the subway. While it is true that being underground deprives you of much sightseeing, Tehran’s subway system is actually pretty decent, very clean and efficient, if only a bit bland in appearance, and it helps you avoid traffic jams and the scorching sun if you made the brave choice of traveling to Tehran during summer. On the subway, get off at Sa’adi Station on Line 1, and from there, it’s a four-minute walk up the Jomhouri St. to your destination.

Over the years, the ‘Parvaneh’ Friday Bazaar has become an iconic spot for many artists, artisans and sellers from all across Iran, who gather every Friday in downtown Tehran to put their handicrafts, antique objects, and so many trinkets and weird-looking works of art that you can’t find anywhere else, on sale for the interested visitors and tourists.

The first floor gives you a staggering view of a huge collection of new and second-hand antique objects, such as very old jewelry that probably has a more spiritual and aesthetic value than a monetary one, paintings, books, phonographs and old vinyls, really old telephones that don’t work, typewriters, polaroids, traditional samovars (a metal container for boiling water for tea), sewing machines, and many more weird household appliances that have stopped being much of use a long time ago.

But the second floor is probably where you’d like to see first before you get yourself lost in the sea of items on sale or squashed in the rushing crowd. This place is basically a handicrafts heaven. I have seen many tourists (especially the European ones) charmed and awed (and maybe a little bit intimidated, too) by the insane variety of colorful traditional clothes, leather products, hand-woven rugs, delicate wood and metal works, copper, brass, or silver containers inlayed with turquoise (these are a true work of art), ‘Termeh’ handwoven cloths (so beautiful and subtle and intricate you’d cry), ‘Ghalamkari’ on hand-painted tapestries, and fantastic works of art created by vitreous enamel on metal, glass, ceramics and stones.

The third floor, meanwhile, is probably less traditional in its collections of handicrafts, but the modern works of art created by young artists (clothes, jewelry, toys, buttons, etc.) lack nothing in creativity, aesthetics, intricacy and colors. Many of these artists have a profile on Instagram, showcasing their merchandise. If you see something you like, you can place an order for it, and go pick it up at the bazaar on a Friday.

There is too much too see (and buy!) in this place, so make sure you plan carefully for your purchases (or risk having to go back home on foot and with empty pockets.) But you don’t have to worry about buyer’s remorse, at least. The things you have bought at the Friday Bazaar (or Jomeh Bazaar, as is said in Persian), rest assured, you can’t find them anywhere else in the world.

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Tehran handicrafts exports exceed $84 million

reporter 1222 — Wed, 15 May 2019 12:01:34 +0000

According to Mohammad Enshaei, the figure shows a 36% growth in revenues in comparison with the year before, when some $62 million worth of handicrafts were exported from the Iranian capital.

Italy, Austria, Germany, France, Russia, Armenia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar were the main export destinations for the products during the period.

The exports mainly included traditional glassware, hand-woven products, mosaic and wood carving.

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