Vintage Qashqai Fine Stirpes Persian Kilim Rug
ABOUT THIS PIECE
Finely handwoven by Qashqai nomads of southwestern Persia, this new weave kilim features a double toranj on a beautiful blue field that reminds a starry night.
Qashqai nomadic rugs are unique one of a kind pieces of art handwoven through a combination of improvisation and reference to folk iconography. Handwoven on horizontal looms, Qashqai Kilims are made from sustainably sourced local handspun wool and natural dyes, nomadic carpets rugs often depict an aerial view abstraction of the weaver’s pastoral nomadic life, featuring many animals, people and plants and fields.
Kilims are a terrific type of rug that is usually made from wool which is interwoven rather than knotted; this means that the surface is ‘flat’ instead of having a ‘pile’. Kilims exhibit some of the most original and unique designs within Persian rugs, with simple fields of colours, geometric shapes and symbols and motifs of flora and fauna. With their minimal design elements, they are perfectly suited for various interiors.
Qashqai weaving techniques and more generally the weaving traditions of Fars, are registered as world intangible heritage by Unesco.
SPECIFICATIONS
How it sits in your room.
215 × 190 CM (7'1" × 6'3"), DRAWN TO SCALE WITH TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN FURNITURE SIZES.
About the length of a 3-seater sofa, so it sits just in front of it with the coffee table on it. Floated like this it reads as a deliberate island rather than a rug that came up short.
The chairs sit on the rug at the table, but with 48 cm of rug beyond the table their back legs catch the edge when pulled out. 60 cm is the comfortable margin.
Only 31 cm of rug would show either side of a queen bed. It works, but 45 cm or more looks settled. At the foot of the bed it suits well.
Measure the room, or just the area the rug should cover, and we will draw this rug in it to scale.
