The Study of Carpet Production in Isfahan during Pahlavi I (1304-1320 AH/ 1925-1941 AD)

The carpet industry in the city of Isfahan has experienced many different ups and downs during its formation, especially after the collapse of the Safavid Dynasty and, after being influenced by the subsequent unrest, the industry was in a downturn. At the end of the Qajar period and after the end of the First World War, due to the economic situation in the country, the problems of Isfahan carpet industry were added. With the beginning of the Reza Shah era, some of these problems were transferred to this period. Using ink color and forgetting the past original designs had endangered the quality and genuineness of the carpet of Isfahan. Along with these issues, livelihood and hygiene problems of carpet weavers still existed. This study is going to use references and historical documents in order to clarify the situation of Isfahan carpet in the first Pahlavi period and also and what the government did to improve and improve Isfahan carpet production. The hypothesis of this research is that due to many problems facing this profession, the actions were inadequate and unproductive. Based on the results of this research, it is clear that despite the measures taken to solve the problems in the production of carpet in Isfahan, these activities were not very fruitful due to the lack of knowledge of the people of this industry and the lack of precise planning and long-term policies. The methodology of this research is descriptive-analytical using library resources and archival documents. In this method, after gathering enough information, the findings are organized and then analyzed.