A Soft-Patinaed Tabriz for Contemporary Rooms

Tabriz is one of the most enduring workshop cities of the Persian rug tradition. By the mid-twentieth century, alongside the city's fine atelier production, a parallel body of more workmanlike pieces emerged — generous formats, wool pile, classical compositions worked at a relaxed knot density. Decades of use, careful washing and the natural fading of vegetable dyes have settled this piece into the soft, muted palette that contemporary interiors find easier to live with than a brand-new, fully saturated rug.

Colour and Composition

The design is a geometric allover in the Heriz manner — large serrated star-rosettes, diamonds and angular vine-and-leaf motifs spread across the full field, with no central medallion. A wide ivory-and-sand main border carries geometric vine and “crab” motifs, framed by blue-grey minor borders. The palette is warm and low-contrast: a camel-to-taupe brown ground, ivory and sand in the border and motifs, with soft blue-grey and olive accents. The pile has been worn and washed to the point where the drawing reads as a quiet, harmonious surface rather than a graphic statement — “worn to perfection” is the trade term for this state.

Placement

At 280 × 200 cm (5.6 m², approx. 9 × 7 ft) the piece sits well under a seating group, in a mid-sized living room, or in a generous bedroom in front of the bed. Wool pile is durable for everyday use. Use a non-slip pad on smooth flooring; suitable above underfloor heating. Muted Tabriz works particularly well in rooms with strong architectural lines or contemporary furniture, where its softness balances harder elements.

Specifications

Responsible Origin · Label STEP

Djoharian is a certified partner of Label STEP, the international fair-trade organisation for hand-knotted rugs. STEP audits production conditions on the ground — wages, working environment, no child labour — and tracks pieces from loom to dealer.

Djoharian — Since 1967

Our family business was founded in 1967, with roots in the Grand Carpet Bazaar of Tehran. Five decades of trade and connoisseurship inform every piece we offer — collected, vetted, and presented with the documentation a serious buyer expects.

Service

Secure and fast worldwide shipping, fully insured. Each piece is professionally packed and documented. We are available for any questions on placement, care, or comparable pieces.