Historical study of the confrontation between tradition and modernity in the design and color of the Iranian handmade carpet

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In different domains of developing societies like Iran, traditions and how to deal with their traditions, had significant challenges. In arts and specially handicrafts occupies an important position in order to view the different approaches in this field. Iran Carpet urban areas compared to rural carpets under the influence of various factors such as historical events, dealing with art and Western culture. Modernity and the growth and development of rural communities has changed And this is especially Qajar period given the developments of modernity in Iran and spread the influence of Iranian art from the West and has taken more quickly.
This study intends to peruse the mentioned areas changes in the traditions and the main indicators in designs, motives and colors handmade carpets as well as the factors affecting these areas check possible changes.
This research is descriptive-analytical. Also data collection is done in a library and field research. The results of the studies shows that Tabriz is exposed to the most of transformations in designs of motives, colors and all structure of designing. In the way that keeping traditions of designing seems so hard in Tabriz. After Tabriz, Kerman and Isfahan are in the next grades.

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