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Afsaneh Modir Amani
Carpet Designer
Tehran, Iran
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Born in 1970, Tehran
1990-1993, BA in Handicrafts, Isfahan Art University, Pardis School of handicrafts
Thesis for BA degree: "Woven & Knitted Decorations for Horses in Iranian Tribes"
She has illustrated Taghi Kiarostami's book (Amou No-Rouz), Tabas Press, 2001.
Professional Experience
Eleven years design and application in machine and hand-woven carpets, utilizing both traditional and computerized methods
Proficient in a range of machine weaving:
- 1994-1997, Alborz Carpet Co. Tehran, Iran (Carpet Designer)
- 1998 to present, Mahestan Carpet Co., Tehran, Iran (Design Section Manager)
Establishing, organizing & expanding a carpet design section; Suggested & designed new carpet patterns such as: child pattern, modern & traditional combined patterns
Carpet and Textile Exhibitions
- 1998, Tehran International Exhibition, Carpet Exhibition
- Expo 2000, Hanover, Germany (As a textile designer & weaver, in company with Art Master, Parvaneh Etemadi)
- 2001, Product Design Award, Hanover, Germany, floor-covering object
- 2001, Embassy Of India, Tehran, Iran, Charity Bazaar hand woven textile objects
Painting Exhibitions
- 1994, Haft-Samar gallery, Tehran
- 1996, Tehran International Exhibition, on Seyhoun Gallery district
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