Workshops We Carry

Widely known as the pinnacle of Qom. In the Qom market, hearing the name “Mirmehdi” makes dealers straighten up a little. The standing built by the late master Mirmehdi, active until the 1980s, is carried on by today’s weavers.

The style delicately recreates Safavid (17th-century Persian court culture) motifs in soft pastel tones. Signature motifs include the “mehrab” depicting a mosque’s prayer niche, the “goldani” in which vines and flowers rise from a vase, and the “Tree of Life” and “Eight Paradises.” A single piece, woven by two people over 18–24 months, is signed at both ends with the names of the artisan and the workshop — a tradition that makes responsibility clear.

“The rug was far more beautiful than in the photos” — a comment we hear again and again, from a workshop many buy by name. Golestan curates its work as the authorized dealer in Japan.

The Jamshidi family is counted foremost among Qom’s five great masters. Since Mr. Mohamad Jamshidi founded the present main-house workshop in 1962, it has been handed down through the generations. Besides the main house, the family has three branch lines (Masoud, Abbas, and Jafar), each producing work as an independent workshop.

Its greatest feature is the natural (plant) dyeing kept only by the main Mohamad line. Indigo leaves, pomegranate skin, turmeric, madder, and walnut husk are simmered in the old way to dye the yarn. The subtle gradations from thread to thread create a depth that chemical dyes cannot. The three branch lines often also use chemical dyes, pursuing instead their own color schemes and compositions.

Signature motifs are the medallion, the dome pattern, and figural scenes of Persian court culture. The workshop is also known for its unique technique of weaving “two colors into a single knot.”

Known for vivid color and a precise rendering of the dome pattern (gonbadi) of a mosque ceiling. It advances only a few centimeters of weaving per month. A single piece takes 17–18 months, with a knot density exceeding 1.1–1.2 million per square meter.

It offers a wide range from entrance-mat sizes to large living-room sizes, and has an especially high number of repeat customers. “Finer and more beautiful than what I bought locally — at this price and quality, I’m completely satisfied,” we hear even from customers with experience buying in the local market.

A classical workshop of eight-petal star medallions and gold edges glowing on a deep ground. With a dignified style suited to ceremonial spaces, it weaves mainly in calm tones such as deep green, deep crimson, and indigo.

A deep green rare for Qom silk sometimes appears, and the owner stocks, piece by piece, the ones he judges “this I want to buy.” “A selection that conveys the owner’s discernment and passion,” one customer told us.

A workshop of the Jeddi line where several weavers stand side by side, including Ali Jeddi and Abolghasem Jeddi. Its work centers on entrance-mat-size pieces with a vast medallion at the center, and dome patterns in calm color schemes — chosen as the centerpiece of an entrance or study.

As recent piece names like “Adult Beige” and “Quiet Navy” suggest, it excels at chic, refined color schemes. Sizes range widely, from entrance mats around 60×90 cm to large pieces.

A workshop characterized by countless tiny floral patterns in dozens of colors. Showy at a glance, but up close you see it is built from an astonishing accumulation of fine detail.

“The more you look at the details, the more you discover” — a customer’s words that describe this workshop’s work well. It is also the true line of a signed maker, handled continuously by long-established European dealers as “Signed Eshaghi.”

A workshop of the Rajabian family, skilled at gorgeous compositions on floral themes such as “Rose Paradise” and “Rose Garden.” Against backgrounds of vivid blue, deep red, and soft green, it renders the shading of petals with the luster of silk.

Popular in entrance-mat and small wall-hanging sizes, with a style that blends easily into the modern interiors of senior generations.

Zabihi Workshop excels at adapting the wall reliefs of Persepolis, capital of the ancient Persian empire, into silk rugs. Bringing the historic site itself into the composition — rows of carved animals on columns, images of kings — it is a rare line, demanding in both technique and historical scholarship.

Centered on calm color schemes based on deep green, it handles sizes from entrance mats to mid-size pieces. Its style is also chosen by customers who love history and ancient sites.