Persian Gulf countries Zanjan filigree customers
The head of the handicrafts department of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage of Zanjan province also said: Currently, 200 filigree masters in Zanjan are working in the form of 200 workshops in the field of utensils and jewelry.
Elnaz Khodaei-Fard, pointing out that Zanjan tapestries are among the magnificent works of the province in the field of handicrafts, added: Zanjan filigree is unrivaled and unique in terms of designs – elegance and purity of silver.
Acting Deputy Minister of Handicrafts; General Directorate of Cultural Heritage; Handicrafts and tourism of the province, stating that the hand-made filigree of Zanjan artists is the best type of filigree that is produced in the country, said: Artists have reached this stage either as apprentices or through training workshops in this field for the past 40 years in the province. They have learned this art.
Khodaei-Fard, stating that this art has its own fans and customers due to the reputation of Zanjan filigree, added: Zanjan filigree is exported and sold from Tehran, and the Persian Gulf countries and Arab countries are special customers of Zanjan artists’ art.
He continued: However, due to the export of the suitcase of this product, there are no official and accurate statistics of its export, but the reception of filigree art in official exhibitions is a proof of the reception of this magnificent art.
Khodaei pointed to the advantages of choosing Zanjan as a brand city in the field of filigree and added: If this happens; Increases the identification of Zanjan filigree and as a result increases the amount of order and job creation in this industry.
Acting Deputy Minister of Handicrafts; General Directorate of Cultural Heritage; Handicrafts and tourism of the province added: in the next step, it will allocate credits in this field for Zanjan, which will provide the ground for the growth and prosperity of this industry and increase the workshops and training of students in this field.