What is Afshan carpet?

Since old times, the Lachak-Toranj design has dominated the carpet weaving industry in Iran. In general, the Iranian carpet was known with a Toranj in the center of the carpet, which was covered with flowers and paisleys. In the new designs, the carpet designers removed the middle Toranj from the carpet and designed the Afshan carpet. Because of this, new design was based on the use of dispersed flowers instead of focusing on the Toranj. In general, the designs that do not have Toranj and Lachak and, instead, have a large number of flowers and paisleys throughout the carpet are called the Afshan designs. It is noteworthy that in some designs of Afshan carpets, some innovations have been made such as very small Toranjs are seen in the center of the carpet in the Afshan design. Thus, there will be a wide diversity in the Afshan design, which will make the Afshan design more distinctive.

Afshan carpet and decoration

As mentioned, in the Afshan design, there are flowers and paisleys all over the carpet, and based on the beautiful design of the Afshan carpet, this type of carpet is recommended to be used for modern homes and decorations. It should also be noted that due to the lack of Toranj and Lachak in the Afshan design, it is a very good option for small homes, and the most important reason is the lack of symmetry (traditional design with Toranj and Lachak). In other words, due to the dispersed flowers and paisleys, the Afshan carpet can direct the attention to the whole carpet and also to the environment around the carpet and other decorative components such as sofa. This also prevents the environment from appearing smaller, especially when using light colors such as cream. Due to the fact that nowadays most homes are apartments with a small space, the cream color of this design is recommended for dim and small environments to make the home space look bigger. This feature makes the Afshan design more attractive than past. You can see an example of Afshan carpet of Ekbatan Company below.

Ekbatan Carpet Company and Afshan carpet

Dear customers can visit the Website of Ekbatan Carpet Company (A brand as valuable as machine-made carpet) to see various types of Afshan designs and choose the Afshan carpet according to their taste. The customers can also see the Afshan carpets in the decoration test, according to several different decorations.