Jamshidi Workshop Collection

Jamshidi-ジャムシディ工房 作品集

📚 Learn more about Jamshidi Workshop — See the full list of Qom silk carpet workshops we carry and the owner's notes on the Workshops page.

About Jamshidi Workshop

History of the Workshop

The Jamshidi Workshop was founded in 1962 in Qom, by Mohammad Jamshidi Pour. He was involved in carpet making from a young age, and after honing traditional techniques, he established the workshop with the ambition of "making the highest quality silk carpets." While valuing dyeing techniques using natural dyes, he improved the quality of silk threads and the fineness of weaving, establishing intricate and delicate designs that are globally recognized. Today, the founder's techniques and spirit are passed down to his sons, establishing the workshop's status as a prestigious name in Persian carpets.

Characteristics of the Workshop

At the Jamshidi Workshop, all processes are integrated within the workshop, ensuring thorough quality control. Skilled artisans hand-finish the twisting, dyeing, and weaving of threads. Using the highest quality silk threads and traditional natural dyes, they produce carpets that retain their beautiful luster without fading. Furthermore, their unique technique of twisting up to eight colors of thread creates nuanced color depths. With an ultra-high density weave of 12 to 14 knots per centimeter, architectural patterns and details of flora and fauna are vividly depicted. This commitment to detail achieves unparalleled quality.

Characteristics of Patterns

Carpets from the Jamshidi Workshop are characterized by designs that blend traditional beauty with modern sensibilities. The medallion pattern, in particular, features large circles or floral patterns in the center, expressing formality and splendor. Hunting designs vividly depict hunters, horses, and forest animals, possessing a profound beauty akin to paintings. The lion and sun motif is traditionally used as a symbol of royal power and wisdom. Arabesque patterns, geometric patterns, and garden landscapes are also incorporated, creating original beauty.

Workshop Popularity and International Recognition

Jamshidi Workshop carpets are praised as "the pinnacle of traditional Qom carpets" and receive high acclaim from enthusiasts worldwide. They have won numerous awards at international exhibitions, earning recognition as "the king of silk carpets." Due to their quality and rarity, they are cherished by collectors, the wealthy, and even royalty. Middle Eastern royalty, European aristocrats, and wealthy Americans choose them to adorn their residences and palaces, holding value as family heirlooms passed down through generations. Jamshidi Workshop creations are not only beautiful but also masterpieces that convey the splendor of artisanal craftsmanship.

Independent Workshops

Mohammad Jamshidi's nephews, Abbas and Masoud, deeply learned the know-how of carpet making under their great uncle and later established their own independent workshops. While preserving the main family's traditions, they create works with their own unique sensibilities.

Today, the founder's techniques and spirit are passed down to his sons, establishing the workshop's status as a prestigious name in Persian carpets.

Currently, the Jamshidi family's legacy is carried on and expanded by talented relatives who were trained by him. While all works by this family boast top-class quality, each workshop operates independently.
The most significant feature is that anyone can easily identify which workshop produced a piece by simply checking the "signature" woven into the top or bottom (pile part) of the work.
This also serves as proof that each workshop takes pride in its name and produces its works responsibly.

Abbas Jamshidi Workshop

Born in Qom in 1958, Abbas is the nephew of Mohammad Jamshidi.
After graduating from junior high school at the age of 15, he began training at Mohammad's workshop with his father, Hossein. In 1979, he became independent after his father's death. Since then, he has maintained a thorough commitment to quality, and today he is as highly regarded as his mentor, Mohammad. He specializes in the minute floral patterns called "Gol Riz" (small flower), but Abbas's works are characterized by their pursuit of orthodox and classical beauty. His style, which avoids ostentation and epitomizes the orthodox Persian carpet, has earned him profound trust from connoisseur enthusiasts.

Masud Jamshidi Workshop

Masud Jamshidi, related to Jafar, is also a skilled artisan who inherited Mohammad's techniques.
The workshop's main characteristic is its expertise in "small-sized carpets (such as doormats and square shapes)." It has a strong reputation for its ability to create astonishingly intricate and beautiful designs in small sizes, where balancing the composition is more challenging than in large pieces.

Jafar Jamshidi Workshop

Jafar is Mohammad's nephew and Abbas's cousin. He also works as a carpet maker, inheriting the Jamshidi family's DNA, and produces works with the family's characteristic intricate weaving and high artistic quality. By checking the signature, his works can be instantly identified.

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Mohammad Jamshidi Workshop Signature

The signature is woven in elegant Persian calligraphy reading "Qom · Mohammad Jamshidi MJ", flanked by motifs of a lion holding a sword and the sun. In Persian carpets these symbols stand for royal authority, strength, justice, wisdom, and tradition.
The signature is not always in a single place.
Depending on the design and composition, it may appear in several locations — top and bottom, or left and right — and this too is one of the marks that distinguish the workshop's pieces.

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Abbas Jamshidi Workshop Signature

The signature reads "Khum Abbas Jamshidi" in beautiful Persian calligraphy.

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Jafar Jamshidi Workshop Signature

The signature reads "Khum Jafar Jamshidi" in beautiful Persian calligraphy.

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Masoud Jamshidi Workshop Signature

The signature reads "Khum Masood Jamshidi" in beautiful Persian calligraphy.

Each workshop has its own distinctive colour palette and pattern style.

Color and pattern characteristics

The appeal of Jamshidi Workshop pieces lies in the lustre of silk and the precision of the design. Vivid reds, gold, and turquoise stand out and shift in character with the angle of view. Traditional medallions, arabesques, florals, and the lion-and-sun motif are skilfully combined — symbols of royal authority, wisdom, and justice.

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