Amir Houshang Yazdan is an architect, Born and raised in the historic city of Esfahan, educated in the United States, with design experience in various cities in Iran.
Being fascinated by the craftsmanship and originality of Esfahan carpets, and charmed by the historical monuments, he was motivated to reflect the details and elements of architectural ornaments on carpets.
He considers himself a novice, still experimenting motifs, colours, and techniques of Persian Carpet, which he believes has remarkable potentials for evolution.
Upper part: scheme of two color motifs
The magazine printed only the three short paragraphs above in English; the Farsi text of the article is longer. The Farsi captions carry additional detail (pattern names and the Hafez verses woven into several of the carpets) which the printed English omits.
