Tehran workshop-commercial register, mid-20th century onward

The Tehran urban-workshop tradition produced — from the 1960s through the 1980s — a category of Persian carpet built specifically for the city’s rising middle class. Medallion-and-corner composition, balanced floral fill, and a palette tuned for apartment lighting rather than for palace incandescents. This is the carpet most Iranians of that generation grew up walking on. It was never imperial, never tribal. It was urban-domestic.

This 1200 Reeds machine-woven piece quotes that register. Cool-blue ground, restrained medallion architecture. It is a design-language reference, not a vintage Tehran workshop rug. Not hand-knotted. What carries through is the domestic-urban visual logic.

How it feels in a room

Quiet and habitable. The cool blue keeps a sitting room calm, particularly in north-facing or LED-lit rooms where warmer palettes turn brassy. Reads naturally under daylight and stays composed under cool LED.

Construction

1200 Reeds machine-woven polypropylene

Density (شانه shaneh / تراکم tarakom)

1200 reed-count, dense urban-workshop weave

Field

Cool blue ground with restrained medallion-and-corner

Heritage register

Tehran urban workshop-commercial (mid-20th c. onward)

Care

Not a machine-washable rug. Weekly vacuuming is typical for sitting rooms. The dense surface tolerates everyday household use. Blot spills promptly with a clean dry cloth. Professional clean every 24 months.

Available sizes

3×6, 4×6, 5×7.5, 5×8, 8×10, 8×11, 10×13. See variant selector for current pricing and stock.

Designer styling

Pairs with light to mid woods, brushed nickel, off-white or cool-gray walls, and cool-toned upholstery (slate, dove, pale denim). The transitional Tehran register is the rare Persian rug that works equally in classical and clean-line interiors.

Best for / Skip if

Best for: everyday sitting rooms, north-facing interiors, owners who want a Persian rug without strong saturation.
Skip if: you need a warm-grounded conversation rug or a single dominant medallion as the room’s focal point.

Visit the Sacramento showroom

See the Blue Persian in person at our Watt Avenue showroom. Browse the wider blue Persian rugs collection or related Persian rugs.

About 1200 Reeds construction: شانه (shaneh) refers to reed-count density. تراکم (tarakom) refers to knot/weft density. See our complete guide to reed-count density.