Persian Gabbeh rugs popular for interior design

Gabbeh rugs, one of the most popular handicrafts in the southwestern Iranian province of Bushehr, have long been a popular item when it comes to interior decor.  

This traditional flooring similar to carpet differs from one another in motifs, size, colors, and the number of its long and thick wefts.

Many of the motifs on Gabbeh look like paintings of children, quite simple and primitive, but inspired by nature and surroundings.

They are woven usually by nomadic people using handspun wool in their raw color. Patterns of Gabbeh are created by the memory of their weavers. They are completely free to use any motif and they can place it anywhere they desire in the pattern.

The Bushehr Gabbeh has plain backgrounds in white, cream, brown, black, and grey, and the patterns are made in black, red, dark blue, and other similar colors.

The weavers are mostly women and girls who each have a special kind of motif on their minds and they skillfully weave them. In general, the common feature of the Gabbeh of Bushehr is the traditional patterns that have been evolved through generations and are artistically valuable.

Today, European countries and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf are reportedly the two major buyers of Bushehr Gabbehs.

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