Saadatmand Crafts (Qom Technique)

Kharmohre Workshop, Qom, Iran

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The unique, artisanal production of Kharmohre, a six-thousand-year old handicrafted legacy from ancient Iran, has been kept alive by the Saadatmand family from the city of Qom, Iran. Kharmohre, with its mystical blue color, has become an integral part of Middle Eastern culture as generation after generation has worn it both for jewelry and as a charm believed to bring good luck.

Qom-Technique, the legacy from ancient Iran

In 1963, German Iranologist Hans Wulff discovered the city of Qom, Iran was the only remaining place in the world where Kharmohre was still produced. Wulff began referring to the production of Kharmohre as the “Qom Technique.”

In 1997, the University of Kassel, Germany conducted a research project on the “Qom Technique” to uncover the secrets of this ancient, self-glazing technique. In 2000 at the World Expo in Germany, the project was selected by the Expo jury as an exemplar of Human Culture and Knowledge Continuity (which is now registered in the Expo under the number 502). The “Qom Technique” (Kharmohre Sazi) is now considered one of the intangible heritages of Iran.

To learn more about Kharmohre and Qom-Technique you are welcomed to attend Saadatmand Kharmohre Workshop.

Persian Blue Beads, six thousands of history

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Qom Technique

6500 years ago, people living in a rural area near Arisman (Kashan, Iran) were astonished by an unexpected event. Craftsmen involved in the copper industry found a shiny blue glaze on the body of copper melting kilns. Different substances needed to produce the glaze accidentally met in the kiln and glazed the body of the kiln. Qom Technique is a ceramic technique, which has its roots in that mysterious event.
Nowadays Iranian Blue Bead (Khar-Mohre), the legacy of that mysterious event, is produced by utilizing Qom Technique. Qom Technique is named after the city of Qom, Iran where blue beads have been produced since 6500 years ago. Saadatmand family, generation by generation, has inherited this technique/art and today Saadatmand family is the only producer of this type of ceramics in the world.
For years, this blue color was perceived as a supernatural color. During the decades, Khar-Mohre has been used as jewelry among Persian people. Not only its unique color, but also cultural believes about it made it popular. Ancient people believed Khar-Mohre had a sort of magic power which brought them prosperity and happiness. In some countries, people still have the same perception about Persian Blue Beads. please visit:
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