Designer and activist in the field of handicrafts:Betrayal of some carpet merchants to the 2,500-year-old heritage of IranThis time, Chinese carpet manufacturers are using the credit of Iranian merchants to try to capture the art market – the industry of Iranian handmade carpets.Ehsan Mohammadi, a designer and activist in the field of Iranian handicrafts, added: “Previously, countries such as China, Turkey, Afghanistan and Turkey, despite copying the design and role of Iranian handmade carpets, in the global market of this valuable art that is in Iran’s possession.” , Have not been successful.He said: “Handmade carpets are the heritage of 2,500 years of Iran and the reason for the failure of others is that this art-industry flows in the blood of Iranian carpet weavers and is unattainable.”Emphasizing that what makes the handicrafts of Iranian artists different from the productions of other countries is its originality, this Iranian designer clarified: from the producer of dye and yarn as raw materials to the weaver, designer and painter, and finally the Iranian weaver who inherited this art-industry They are irreplaceable from previous generations and the most advanced educational centers in the world are not able to compete with this breast-to-breast training.

Mohammadi said: “The last circle completing the introduction of art – the original Iranian industry to the world are well-known Iranian merchants who, by offering handmade carpets, actually export Iranian culture to the world.”He pointed out that Iranian merchants are known in the world markets for the values of handmade carpets, and added: “These days, there is unpleasant news about the betrayal of some of these merchants to the most original and valuable Iranian art, which is unfortunate.”The Iranian economic activist and exporter of handicrafts said: “Unfortunately, some Iranian traders have joined their Chinese counterparts and export the handicrafts of this country, all of which have been copied, under the name of Iranian carpets to other countries.”He continued: “These merchants have gained credibility in the export markets due to years of supply of Iranian handmade carpets, and today they are abusing this credit to betray the first art-industry and 2,500-year-old heritage of Iran.

“Mohammadi explained that he believes that after a while, this scam will be exposed and that the Chinese merchants and copied handicrafts will be discredited: “But this behavior will definitely seriously damage the credibility of Iranian handmade carpets and other merchants, and to restore and rebuilding the trust that We have to pay a lot of money.He continued: The Chinese produce duplicated carpets at a much lower price than Iranian handicrafts by using cheap labor and raw materials.The Iranian designer emphasized that the cheap price is initially pleasant for the market, but with the passage of time and the revelation that these carpets are not Iranian, a wave of distrust will be formed against Iranian traders.He added: “Before it is too late and the credibility of our country’s first art-industry is damaged, government officials and private sector activists should take a stand on this behavior and inform the target export markets of this scam.