Iran Press/ Iran News: In 105 booths, the Iranian artists have exposed their handicrafts such as khatam, Firoozeh koobi (Turquoise decoration on the copper surface), Repoussé and Chasing, Vitreous enamel (porcelain enamel), Toreutics, Kalamkari, Mosaic, and Kilim waving works.
What adds to the attractiveness of the exhibition is the display of innovative ideas in the handicrafts area.
The handicraft expo is underway in a city that possesses two-thirds of the Iranian handicraft fields, Isfahan.
The city was enlisted in UNESCO's creative cities network in the field of handicrafts and folkloric arts. It was titled 'World Craft City' by the World Crafts Council.
*** Khatamkari is one of the Persian arts of marquetry wherein the surface of wooden or metallic articles is decorated with pieces of wood, bone, and metal cut in a variety of shapes and designs.
*** Firoozeh Koobi is an Iranian handicraft made of a copper vessel that is covered with inlaid Turquoise stone.
*** Repoussé or repoussage is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is shaped by hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief.
*** Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C. The powder melts, flows, and then hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating. The word vitreous comes from the Latin vitreus, meaning "glassy".
***Toreutics relatively rarely used in English, refers to artistic metalworking – hammering gold or silver.
*** Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted cotton textile produced in the Deccan region of India, in the regions formerly part of the Golconda Sultanate, including the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari, which involves twenty-three steps.
*** A kilim is a flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug traditionally produced in countries of the former Persian Empire, including Iran.
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