Persian Hamadan

Persian HamadanHamadan rugs made in the towns and villages surrounding the city vary greatly, from quality to knot density to pattern. Finer examples include the Hosseinabad or Nahawand, while the less precious are simply referred to, collectively, as Hamadan. Dominant colours are madder reds, indigo blues and whites, with secondary colours of gold and yellow ochre, and the rugs are often based on geometric medallion and corner schemes, Herati (the most common) and

abstract designs with playful geometry and open fields of colour

The carpets are labelled 'Tibetan' to distinguish them from carpets made in other production areas

Handmade Tibetan carpets are made in Tibet

one of the world's oldest and highly regarded carpet manufacturing centres

From Viss – a small town near the city of Hamadan – comes the Viss or Wiss rug

beautifully symmetrical and are delightful underfoot

a highly valued Persian knot

shades of ivory

some have a central medallion that resembles a star or hexagon

“chob” which means wood

Featuring repeating patterns of octagonal 'guls'

Persian Qum rugs vary widely